On 24 May 2016, The EU Commission published additional Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) documents in an effort to stay transparent as the negotiations continue. The newly released documents contain a proposal on regulatory cooperation in pharmaceuticals, which was submitted to the US during the last round of the talks. Per the Commission’s news … Continue Reading
MTB Developments – House Acts on the Reform Bill; Senate Fails to Act. The House passed its MTB reform bill on 27 April. The Senate attempted to “hotline” the House-passed MTB reform bill on Thursday, a procedure used to test whether there are any objections to passing a bill under unanimous consent. However, the Senate … Continue Reading
TPP Deal – Text Eagerly Awaited. US Trade Representative Michael Froman said this week that the Obama Administration will work with congressional leadership on a yet-to-be-determined timetable for consideration of the final Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) deal. White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest suggested the Obama Administration is taking into consideration the timeline to ensure a … Continue Reading
The European Union and the United States agreed in 2013 to launch negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). Two years and ten negotiating rounds later, where do we stand and what do businesses need to know? TTIP has been criticized for its perceived opaque negotiations, hidden away from public scrutiny. And the … Continue Reading
