Press Release: EU and US united in efforts to strengthen economic integration and boost jobs, growth and competitiveness

The US Government hosted the second informal US-EU economic ministerial meeting to discuss transatlantic economic integration and shared economic challenges on 9 November 2006. European Union Commission Vice President Verheugen and Finnish Minister for Trade and Industry Mauri Pekkarinen met Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez and Energy Secretary Samuel W. Bodman to review joint progress in the most significant areas of the transatlantic economy, including innovation, intellectual property rights (IPR), and regulatory cooperation.

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