Press Release: Expert group to advise European Commission on EU-US trade talks

On 27 January 2014 the European Commission launched a special Advisory Group of experts representing a broad range of interests, from environmental, health, consumer and workers' interests to different business sectors to provide EU trade negotiators with high quality advice in the areas being negotiated in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) talks.

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ESO: Background information: Commission to consult European public on provisions in EU-US trade deal on investment and investor-state dispute settlement http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-commission-to-consult-european-public-on-provisions-in-eu-us-trade-deal-on-investment-and-investor-state-dispute-settlement/

ESO: Background information: TTIP: EU Chief Negotiator says EU-US trade deal not about deregulation, as third round of talks end in Washington http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-ttip-eu-chief-negotiator-says-eu-us-trade-deal-not-about-deregulation-as-third-round-of-talks-end-in-washington/

ESO: Key Source: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) http://www.europeansources.info/record/transatlantic-trade-and-investment-partnership-ttip/

EurActiv, 28.01.14: Brussels sets advisory group on EU-US trade deal http://www.euractiv.com/trade/brussels-sets-advisory-group-eu-news-533066

EurActiv [Opinion], 27.01.14: As the smokescreen clears, time for more honesty on EU-US trade pact http://www.euractiv.com/trade/smokescreen-clears-time-honesty-analysis-533049

ESO: Background information: French senators strongly attack EU-US trade deal http://www.europeansources.info/record/french-senators-strongly-attack-eu-us-trade-deal/

Blog: Manchester Policy Blogs, 27.01.14: As the smokescreen clears, time for more honesty on EU-US trade pact http://blog.policy.manchester.ac.uk/other/2014/01/as-the-smokescreen-clears-time-for-more-honesty-on-eu-us-trade-pact/

Deutsche Welle, 10.03.14: Rights groups call for transparency in TTIP talks http://dw.de/p/1BLpF

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