Economy & Business

News on TTIP and an Analysis of the Central Bank Symposium at Jackson Hole

A less Dovish Yellen, a more Dovish DraghiThe Economist’s analysis of the recently-completed Jackson Hole Central Bank symposium, compares the position of Mario Draghi from the European Central Bank to the one of Janet Yellen, chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve. Originally arguing in line with the dovish view that there […]

The Local Debate about TTIP in Several European Countries

TTIP – Debate: European Goals and FearsIn this video from Deutsche Welle, an international German broadcaster, Olaf Böhnke, head of the Berlin Office of the European Council on Foreign Affairs is interviewed on the European goals and fears about TTIP. Böhnke says that even though agriculture and food safety issues currently make the headlines in […]

Latest News on TTIP and Europe’s “Greater Depression”

Some Little Things You Should Know About TTIPDr. Reinhold Festge, president of the German Engineering Association, writes for EurActiv to underline that TTIP is about setting global standards together across the Atlantic rather than lowering safety provisions on either side of the Ocean. Using the example of small and medium-sized engineering enterprises in Germany, and […]

TTIP, the Stagnation of the European Economy and the EU-Canada Trade Deal

USTR European Outreach Highlights TTIP’s Opportunities for Small Business Trade, Investment, and US Jobs Christina Sevilla, the deputy assistant US Trade Representative for small business, recently discussed the importance of small- and medium-sized business on growth in both the US and EU. Sevilla met with companies from across Europe, in Germany, Austria, and Luxembourg, about […]

News on TTIP, the state of the US Economy and the importance of TPA

TTIP and Small Business:a new Atlantic Council Project As negotiations towards the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership progress, the Atlantic Council is researching the prospective effects of TTIP on small and medium-sized enterprises in both the EU and the US. While SMEs account for the great majority of businesses–and job creation–in both the US and […]

Natural Gas: A New Hope for TPP

By Katelyn Lamson

Though squabbles over automobiles and agricultural products appear to have stalled negotiations for the time being, all hope for a deal is far from lost. Indeed, there is one issue that might prove the lynchpin of concluding negotiations: energy. A free trade agreement that includes an element of national treatment of liquefied natural gas has […]

Natural Gas: A New Hope for TPP

By Katelyn Lamson

Though squabbles over automobiles and agricultural products appear to have stalled negotiations for the time being, all hope for a deal is far from lost. Indeed, there is one issue that might prove the lynchpin of concluding negotiations: energy. A free trade agreement that includes an element of national treatment of liquefied natural gas has […]

News on TTIP, the US- Africa Summit and CETA

Canada-EU FreeTrade Deal may pave Way for US Agreement Canada and the EU have agreed on a final text for their free trade agreement this Tuesday. Although smaller in monetary terms, the agreement covers even more areas than the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership agreement currently negotiated between the US and the EU. As a […]

Watching Germany on CETA and Making the Case for Including Energy in TTIP

A Twenty-First-Century Trade Agreement: Who Could Benefit? This new Atlantic Council infographic provides a shorthand guide to the prospective benefits on offer from an ambitious TPP agreement. It shows what is at stake for the US and its partners alongside a comprehensive timeline with the most important dates and next steps for the agreement. (Atlantic […]