Trade & Tariffs

European Confederation of Young Entrepreneurs Quotes Atlantic Council Report

By Garrett Workman

The European Confederation of Young Entrepreneurs blog quotes Atlantic Council report The Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership – Big opportunities for small business:

Politico Quotes Valdés from Atlantic Council Event

By Atlantic Council

Politico quotes Ambassador of Chile to the United States Juan Gabriel Valdés on the Trans-Pacific Partnership from Atlantic Council event:

Obama ‘All In’ on Pushing Trade Promotion Authority

By Ashish Kumar Sen

‘We are nearing the end game,’ says US official The passage of trade promotion authority legislation in the US Congress is critical for the administration to bring the best trade deals to Congress, a senior US official said on February 5. US President Barack Obama has taken the lead in an effort to promote his […]

Reuters Covers Atlantic Council Event

Reuters quotes Commerce Under Secretary Stefan Selig from Atlantic Council event about the 2015 trade agenda and the Trans-Pacific Partnership:

Missing the Mark: TTIP Negotiators Must Stop Putting Form over Function

By Global Business & Economics Program

 President Obama first introduced the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) in a State of the Union speech two years ago. Although policymakers on both sides of the Atlantic agree that TTIP would improve the economy, create jobs, and help small and medium-sized enterprises expand exports while increasing consumers’ choices, negotiations have made little progress. […]