The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP): The US Congress’s Positions
The US Congress is mandated by the US Constitution to exercise a regulatory and oversight role in international trade. It also has a role to play in negotiating external trade agreements, exercising its oversight, legislative and advisory functions. To date, the Congress has played an active role in the negotiations on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), overseeing the negotiations, gathering the views of key stakeholders during hearings and events it has organised, and flagging issues it considers politically important. While the US Congress has been broadly supportive of the negotiations, there appears to be no political consensus at the moment on the key issues under consideration, including the potential desirability and likely impact of the measures under discussion. Contentious issues include agriculture, intellectual property rights, regulatory cooperation and the EU’s access to the US public procurement and energy markets.
Briefing
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Tipo de publicación
Ámbito político
- Agricultura y desarrollo rural
- Asuntos exteriores
- Comercio internacional
- Derecho contractual, Derecho mercantil y Derecho de sociedades
- Derecho de la propiedad intelectual
- Derecho de la UE: sistema jurídico y actos legislativos
- Energía
- Industria
- Medio ambiente
- Mercado interior y unión aduanera
- Politica social
- Protección de los consumidores
- Seguridad alimentaria
Palabra clave
- acceso al mercado
- acuerdo de libre comercio
- AGRICULTURA, SILVICULTURA Y PESCA
- América
- comercialización
- comercio internacional
- construcción europea
- contrato público
- debate parlamentario
- denominación de origen
- ENERGÍA
- Estados Unidos
- GEOGRAFÍA
- geografía económica
- geografía política
- INTERCAMBIOS ECONÓMICOS Y COMERCIALES
- investigación y propiedad intelectual
- liberación de los intercambios
- mercado agrícola de la UE
- negociación de acuerdo (UE)
- política agraria
- política comercial
- política energética
- política energética
- PRODUCCIÓN, TECNOLOGÍA E INVESTIGACIÓN
- propiedad intelectual
- trabajos parlamentarios
- UNIÓN EUROPEA
- VIDA POLÍTICA