The EU and the US held the third Ministerial Meeting of the Trade and Technology Council (TTC) in College Park, Maryland. The TTC is a key forum to deepen transatlantic cooperation to facilitate trade and develop global standards on technology and security. Geostrategic challenges, including Russia’s unprovoked war of aggression against Ukraine, have reinforced the […]
Right to safe and legal abortion must be safeguarded, MEPs demand
MEPs condemn the backsliding in women’s sexual and reproductive health and rights worldwide including in the US and some EU countries, calling for safe access to abortion. Following a plenary debate on Wednesday, MEPs adopted a resolution on Thursday by 364 votes in favour, 154 against and 37 abstentions reminding the United States Supreme Court that it […]
Main results of the Foreign Affairs Council (Trade) – 3 June 2022
WTO reform and preparations for the 12th WTO ministerial conference Ministers discussed preparations for the 12th World Trade Organization ministerial conference (CM12), which will take place in Geneva from 12 to 15 June 2022 against the backdrop of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and the COVID-19 pandemic. Ministers expressed broad support for the Commission’s suggested line of action for the 12th ministerial conference, in particular […]
Remarks by High Representative Josep Borrell at the press conference after Extraordinary Foreign Affairs Council
Extraordinary Foreign Affairs Council: Remarks by High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell at the press conference This is not the East against the West. This is not a remake of the Cold war. We are defending the sovereignty of the nations, all nations. Today’s extraordinary session of the Foreign Affairs Council has indeed been extraordinary. It […]
Young Transatlantic Innovation Leaders Initiative (YTILI) 2022
Deadline open until March 15! Are you an entrepreneur between 25 and 35 years old? YTILI is the U.S. State Department’s program for young European entrepreneurs. In this edition, it will bring together 60 entrepreneurs from all over Europe for virtual and face-to-face activities from summer 2022 to spring 2023. Those selected will take an […]
EU and US officials discuss efforts to donate and deliver 1.7 billion vaccine doses around the world
Senior European Commission officials met last week with senior White House and other U.S. government officials on progress and next steps towards achieving the US-EU Agenda for Beating the Global Pandemic Vaccinating the World, Saving Lives Now, and Building Back Better Health Security. Led by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s Head of Cabinet […]
EU and U.S. agree to suspend all tariffs linked to the Airbus and Boeing disputes
The EU and U.S. agreed today to suspend all retaliatory tariffs on EU and U.S. exports imposed in the Airbus and Boeing disputes for a four-month period. The suspension allows both sides to focus on resolving this long-running dispute and it provides as well an important boost to EU exporters, since the U.S. had been […]
Boeing WTO case: The EU puts in place countermeasures against U.S. exports
The European Commission’s regulation increasing tariffs on U.S. exports into the EU worth $4 billion will be published in the Official Journal of the EU. The countermeasures have been agreed by EU Member States since the U.S. has not yet provided the basis for a negotiated settlement, which would include an immediate removal of U.S. […]