The European Commission decided today to ask the Member States for their agreement on a mandate to open negotiations on an investment agreement with China. This is the first ever proposal for a stand-alone investment… Read more
EU leaders met on 22 May 2013 and they discussed tax policy, with a particular focus on how to improve the efficiency of tax collection and best tackle tax evasion and fraud with the aim of strengthening… Read more
TUESDAY 21 MAY 10.00-12.00
SPEECH AND DEBATE HOSTED BY THE EUROPEAN AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
Speech by Karel De Gucht
European Commissioner for Trade
Meeting with the European American Chamber of Commerce
New York, 21… Read more
European Commissioner for Trade
Council on Foreign Relations
New York, 21 May 2013
“Check against Delivery”
Ladies and Gentlemen,
There is a challenge in talking about government policies today, which is that the substance lies in the technicalities.
And that… Read more
EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht in New York City discussed the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership. In his speech to the European American Chamber of Commerce, he stressed that removing transatlantic trade barriers… Read more
“It was with great distress and sadness that I learned about the tornado that shook Oklahoma causing destruction and loss of lives. On my personal behalf and in the name of the European Commission please… Read more
Speaking at the eleventh European Business Summit in Brussels today, President Barroso debated the European Commission’s response to the uncertainty that marks business and industry in Europe today.
“Our policy response is clear: we address in… Read more
International donors meeting in Brussels today pledged 3.25 billion euros to help Mali rebuild and develop. The international donor conference was organized by the European Union and France, together with Mali. The EU said it will allocate… Read more