Top European Official Joins Biden in Call for TTIP Negotiating Gains This Year
The U.S. and European Union should strive to wrap up Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership negotiations by the end of 2015, said European Council President Donald Tusk before a meeting with Vice President Joe Biden on Feb. 6 (here). Tusk…
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admitted that goal is ambitious, and many observers question if the two sides are on track to conclude the talks in the near future (see 1502050011). Biden also said the U.S. hopes for “substantial progress toward an ambitious and comprehensive trade agreement” this year, during remarks before the meeting (here). “We know it’s very much in the interest of both continents,” said Biden. “And working together, the U.S. and the EU are committed to breaking down ... remaining barriers to trade that have been holding us back some from achieving the full potential of what is already an incredibly robust transatlantic alliance.”