Inside Trade

November 4, 2024

U.S., EU officials say TTC set up to avoid pitfalls of previous trade talks

By Brett Fortnam  / May 18, 2022 at 3:31 PM
The U.S. and European Union hope to avoid pitfalls that have doomed previous trade negotiations by using their Trade and Technology Council to focus on so-called “virgin” issues, such as electric vehicle standards, artificial intelligence and other new areas, European and U.S. officials said on Wednesday. The U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council wrapped up its second meeting in eight months on Monday, which resulted in the publication of a 48-page joint statement that included a series of goals for regulators,...

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