Press Release: European Union and United States Ministerial Meeting drives forward transatlantic economic integration

The UK Presidency of the European Union hosted on 30 November 2005 the first informal EU-US economic ministerial meeting 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.

EU Delegation to the US: EU-US Summit, Washington, 20 June 2005 http://www.eurunion.org/eu/EU-US-Summits/June-20-2005-Washington-DC.html

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