Speech: Towards a more dynamic transatlantic area of growth and investment

Text of a speech by Viviane Reding, Vice-President of the European Commission, EU Justice Commissioner at a conference organised by the Peterson Institute, SAIS and the EU Delegation, Washington DC, USA, 29 October 2013.

In her speech, Viviane Reding adressed the recent US-spying revelations, the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and data protection and talked about what Europe expects from the US to fix the damaged trust. Mrs. Reding issued a stark warning that data protection should be kept off the agenda of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: NSA revelations: Spain also a victim of US espionage http://www.europeansources.info/record/nsa-revelations-spain-also-a-victim-of-us-espionage/

ESO: Background information: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) – Solving the Regulatory Puzzle http://www.europeansources.info/record/speech-transatlantic-trade-and-investment-partnership-ttip-solving-the-regulatory-puzzle/

EurActiv, 30.10.13: Reding warns data protection could derail US trade talks http://www.euractiv.com/infosociety/reding-warns-data-protection-der-news-531386

European Commission: RAPID: Speech, SPEECH/13/865: What's the Deal with the EU-US Free Trade Agreement? http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-13-865_en.pdf

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