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Bridging the Atlantic: The State of Free Trade Negotiations between the U.S. and EU
Bridging the Atlantic: The State of Free Trade Negotiations between the U.S. and EU

Author(s): Bryan Watkins
Subject(s): Supranational / Global Economy
Published by: AMO – Asociace pro mezinárodní otázky
Keywords: TTIP;
Summary/Abstract: Leaders and trade officials on both sides of the Atlantic are enthusiastic about the prospect of a trade agreement between the world’s largest economies. However, this latest round of trade talks begin against a background of several failed efforts in the past 20 years. Most notably, the Doha Round of World Trade Organization negotiations stalled in 2008 as a result of highly visible disagreements between the U.S. and EU and within Europe itself regarding many of the same issues to be negotiated in TTIP.

  • Page Count: 8
  • Publication Year: 2013
  • Language: English
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