Trade officials ‘optimistic’ following EU-US talks

Report at the end of the first round of preliminary negotiations between EU and US trade officials, Washington, 8-12 July 2013, to establish a EU-US Free Trade Agreement. Senior officials on both sides expressed satisfaction, although conceding there would be difficult negotiations ahead.

The second round of negotiations will take place during the week of 7 October 2013, in Brussels.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background Information: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Commissioner Karel De Gucht welcomes Member States’ green light to start negotiations http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-transatlantic-trade-and-investment-partnership-commissioner-karel-de-gucht-welcomes-member-states-green-light-to-start-negotiations/

ESO: Background information: Joint EU-US group to assess US spy ops http://www.europeansources.info/record/joint-eu-us-group-to-assess-us-spy-ops/

European Commission: DG Trade: First Round of TTIP negotiations kicks off in Washington DC, 8-12 July 2013 http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2013/july/tradoc_151595.pdf

European Commission: DG Trade: Policy: In focus: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) http://ec.europa.eu/trade/policy/in-focus/ttip/

Deutsche Welle, 13.07.13: Trans-Atlantic trade talks not overshadowed by NSA scandal http://dw.de/p/1978m

EurActiv, 11.09.13: José Bové: US demanded encrypted calls during EU-US trade talks http://www.euractiv.com/eu-elections-2014/french-farmers-leader-discloses-news-530365

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