USTR, EU Ramping Up TTIP Efforts
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative and European Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmstrom pledged to “rapidly” move forward in finishing negotiations on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), including through “enhanced” intercessional work, frequent formal negotiations and more…
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minister-level consultations, USTR Michael Froman said in a statement Dec. 11, after his TTIP meeting with Malmstrom in Brussels this week. There's been major progress on TTIP "in the past year, notably since the G7 Elmau summit in June, when we agreed to accelerate work on all elements of the agreement,” Froman said. “We are fully committed to expeditiously reaching an ambitious, comprehensive agreement that promotes economic growth and jobs, strengthens our strategic partnership, and reflects our shared values.”