European Union and United States trade negotiators met last week near Washington, DC, for a week of talks heavily influenced by the approach of mid-term elections in the US and amid increasing pressures from the EU to re-shape the negotiations.
The chief negotiators on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) – Ignacio Garcia Bercero of the European Commission and Dan Mullaney for the US – said the latest, seventh round of talks (29 September-3 October) had focused on regulation – an important aspect of the talks, but a focus that is also indicative of a lack of progress. …read more
Source: European Voice
