Press Release: Commission launches public consultation on strengthening of EU-US economic partnership

The European Commission launched a public consultation of stakeholders on 30 September on how to enhance the Transatlantic Economic Partnership. This is the first step towards implementing the 'EU-US Declaration on Strengthening our Economic Partnership' adopted at the EU-US Summit on 26 June 2004 in Ireland by Presidents Prodi and Bush and Taoiseach Ahern. The European Commission invites the business community, environmental and consumer organisations, trade unions and other interested groups and individuals to provide their views on the obstacles they face when trading or investing in each other's market and on future commercial and economic relations between the European Union and the United States.

European Commission: DG Trade: Trade Issues: Bilateral trade relations: USA http://ec.europa.eu/comm/trade/issues/bilateral/countries/usa/pr290904_en.htm

EEAS: The EU's relations with the US http://www.eeas.europa.eu/us/index_en.htm

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