U.S., EU, Chamber reps optimistic about regulatory cooperation

U.S. and European officials, and others, said on Wednesday that U.S. and the European Union leaders must find the political will to move forward at least with initial regulatory cooperation efforts as they begin trade talks. European Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström said last week that the two sides had not yet begun work on a potential trade agreement, focusing instead on regulatory cooperation . At an event in Arlington, VA, Belgian Ambassador to the U.S. Dirk Wouters said the political...