Press Release: EU-US First Informal Economic Ministerial Meeting, Brussels 30 November 2005

The EU Presidency hosted the first informal EU-US economic ministerial meeting on 30 November 2005, to discuss transatlantic economic integration and shared economic challenges. Senior Ministers and Commissioners welcomed both sides’ agreement to concrete action plans and timelines to tackle the most significant issues in the transatlantic economy, including Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), regulatory co-operation, trade and security and improving innovation.