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The negotiations on a comprehensive Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) started in June 2013, with enormous political support on both sides of the Atlantic. One year on, after six rounds of negotiations, initial enthusiasm in view of an agreement which would create a transatlantic market free of tariffs and other non-tariff barriers with the aim of boosting growth and creating additional jobs, both in the EU and the US, has given way to defence of own markets. Be it increased ...

This note seeks to provide an initial analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the European Commission's Impact Assessment (IA) accompanying its proposal to the Council to authorise the opening of negotiations on a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership between the European Union and United States of America, submitted on 12 March 2013. The European Union and the Unites States together account for about half of the world GDP (47%) and one third of global trade flows. They are each other's ...

Resumen El Acuerdo de Asociación Económica (AEE) entre el Foro del Caribe (Cariforum) y la Unión Europea (CE) es el único AEE completo negociado hasta la fecha, y fue suscrito por todas las partes (excepto Haití) en octubre de 2008. Ahora que han quedado ultimados todos los detalles, podemos empezar a determinar su posible repercusión en el desarrollo, a cuyo efecto este informe ofrece una evaluación inicial. Los cambios de envergadura en el comercio, la inversión y las políticas asociadas comportan ...