11th Round Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Negotiations

Representatives from the European Union met with US Trade representatives in Miami on 19-23 October 2015 for the 11th round of negotiations concerning the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).

Following the talks the European Commission reported that the talks brought progress in most areas of the negotiations.

The European Commission, in line with its enhanced transparency policy wwould publish an extensive progress report from the 11th round at the beginning of November 2015.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: TTIP: ease access to US market, protect EU standards, reform dispute settlement http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-ttip-ease-access-to-us-market-protect-eu-standards-reform-dispute-settlement/

EurActiv, 12.10.15: Environmental and social protection to be discussed at next TTIP negotiations http://www.euractiv.com/sections/trade-society/environmental-and-social-protection-be-discussed-next-ttip-negotiations

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

Neue Zürcher Zeitung, 15.10.15: Good that EU is addressing TTIP opponents (via Euro|Topics) http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/aehnliche/archiv_article/ARTICLE171462-Good-that-EU-is-addressing-TTIP-opponents

EUObserver, 15.10.15: TTIP protesters warn of Trojan Horse https://euobserver.com/economic/130705

EurActiv, 16.10.15: EU agri-food industries draw ‘red lines’ in TTIP battle http://www.euractiv.com/sections/agriculture-food/eu-agri-food-industries-draw-red-lines-ttip-battle-318555

EurActiv, 19.10.15: TTIP negotiators meet for 11th round of talks http://www.euractiv.com/sections/trade-society/ttip-negotiators-meet-11th-round-talks-318609

EurActiv, 23.10.15: EU, US conclude TTIP round upbeat http://www.euractiv.com/sections/trade-society/eu-us-conclude-ttip-round-upbeat-318835

European Commission: DG Trade: Press Release, 23.10.15: 11th round of TTIP talks brought progress in most areas of the negotiations http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/press/index.cfm?id=1389

http://ec.europa.eu/trade/policy/in-focus/ttip/ http://ec.europa.eu/trade/policy/in-focus/ttip/

US: USTR: Resources: Free Trade Agreements: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (T-TIP) https://ustr.gov/ttip

Politico, 23.10.15: Official: Next four months critical for TTIP completion http://www.politico.eu/article/official-next-four-months-critical-for-ttip-completion-tariff-offers-trade-talks-negotiator/

EurActiv, 28.10.15: Germany calls for more TTIP transparency http://www.euractiv.com/sections/trade-society/germany-calls-more-ttip-transparency-318957

EUObserver, 13.11.15: Germany protests to US on lack of transparency in trade talks https://euobserver.com/foreign/131099

Politico, 26.01.16: Obama ‘completely committed’ to conclude EU trade deal in 2016 http://www.politico.eu/article/obama-completely-committed-to-conclude-eu-trade-deal-in-2016/

---