Memo: Statement by EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht on the cancellation of 2nd Round of TTIP negotiations in Brussels due to the US administration shutdown

EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht on 4 October 2013 announced that the second round of negotiations in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) planned for 7-11 October 2013 cannot take place due to the US administration shutdown.

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ESO: Background information: Statement by EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) ahead of the second round of negotiations http://www.europeansources.info/record/memo-statement-by-eu-trade-commissioner-karel-de-gucht-on-the-transatlantic-trade-and-investment-partnership-ttip-ahead-of-the-second-round-of-negotiations/

EurActiv, 07.10.13: US 'shutdown' puts transatlantic trade talks on ice http://www.euractiv.com/trade/us-puts-trade-deal-talks-ice-news-530899

EUObserver, 07.10.13: US budget trouble hits EU trade talks http://euobserver.com/economic/121689

ESO: Background information: Barroso: EU would be ridiculed if US 'shutdown' occurred here http://www.europeansources.info/record/barroso-eu-would-be-ridiculed-if-us-shutdown-occurred-here/

BBC News, 05.10.13: US government shutdown halts EU free trade talks http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-24407816

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