EU Transport Commissioner Links Aviation Dispute To TTIP

The European Union commissioner for transportation is warning that the outcome of a dispute between the United States and EU in the context of their Air Transport Agreement could negatively impact Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership negotiations. In a July 22 letter to U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx, EU Transportation Commissioner Violeta Bulc said the consequences of the aviation dispute could damage trans-Atlantic relations, thus impacting TTIP. The letter was made public on July 27. “But I am also concerned,...