US and EU trade talks to resume

US and EU representatives met in July 2014 for the sixth round of negotiations on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).

In July 2014, it was reported that about 150,000 people had responded to the European Commission’s online consultation on the controversial investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) clause in the TTIP.

• Primary Source

ESO: Key Source: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) http://www.europeansources.info/record/transatlantic-trade-and-investment-partnership-ttip/

ESO: Background information: Fresh Momentum for a Transatlantic Economic Partnership http://www.europeansources.info/record/speech-fresh-momentum-for-a-transatlantic-economic-partnership/

EurActiv, 16.07.14: TTIP will not include financial services, says US ambassador http://www.euractiv.com/sections/euro-finance/ttip-will-not-include-financial-services-says-us-ambassador-303536

European Commission: RAPID: SPEECH/14/549: Statement by Commissioner Karel De Gucht on TTIP http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-14-549_en.pdf

EurActiv, 18.07.14: EU and US mull digital economy chapter in TTIP http://www.euractiv.com/sections/infosociety/eu-and-us-mulls-digital-economy-chapter-ttip-303583

EurActiv, 24.07.14: Commission swamped by 150,000 replies to TTIP consultation http://www.euractiv.com/sections/trade-industry/commission-swamped-150000-replies-ttip-consultation-303681

EurActiv, 25.07.14: German NGO says TTIP will undermine global food security http://www.euractiv.com/sections/development-policy/german-ngo-says-ttip-will-undermine-global-food-security-303699

EurActiv, 26.08.14: EU gives up on TTIP for US reinsurance reform http://www.euractiv.com/sections/euro-finance/eu-gives-ttip-us-reinsurance-reform-307982

EurActiv, 28.08.14: TTIP will sacrifice food safety for faster trade, warn NGOs http://www.euractiv.com/sections/health-consumers/ttip-will-sacrifice-food-safety-faster-trade-warn-ngos-308025

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