Lots of Talk, Little Action?
Chances and Impediments for a New EU-U.S. Trade Agenda
The latest meeting of the Transatlantic Economic Council (TEC) at the end of November brought some progress, but the transatlantic partnership still lacks a vision. The abolition of all tariffs could give new momentum to economic relations between the EU and the United States. Both sides should also support a "Doha light" agreement at the World Trade Organization's minister conference this December in order to restore credibility to the WTO.
Bibliographic data
Schmucker, Claudia. “Lots of Talk, Little Action?.” December 2011.AICGS Issue Brief 41, 6 December 2011, 8 pages
Themen & Regionen
Head of the Center for Geopolitics, Geoeconomics, and Technology