Blog: New EU-US Trade And Investment Deal: To Be Or Not To Be? MEPs To Play A Key Role

The European Union is negotiating a trade and investment deal with the United States – the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership known as TTIP. The aim is to open up the US to EU firm, help cut red tape that firms face when exporting and set new rules to make it easier and fairer to export, import and invest overseas. There are strong advocates for and against the deal across the EU Member States.

The European Parliament must give its green light to the deal once the negotiations have been completed. In the meantime, MEPs have been active setting out their position on the ongoing negotiations.

Blog written by Richard Freedman in cooperation with Laura Puccio.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: All MEPs to have access to all confidential TTIP documents http://www.europeansources.info/record/all-meps-to-have-access-to-all-confidential-ttip-documents/

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

European Parliament: Top Stories: TTIP: risks and opportunities - The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/top-stories/20150202TST18313/TTIP-risks-and-opportunities

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