In 2013, US-EU negotiations on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) were launched. Described as one of the most ambitious free trade initiatives of the past decades, it tackles a variety of hot-button issues such as food safety and environmental standards and seeks to establish an institutional framework for transnational regulatory cooperation that would set the standard for the next generation of trade liberalization throughout the world. Although TTIP promises to bring great rewards, by increasing transatlantic trade and investment and by enabling regulators on both sides of the Atlantic to more effectively tackle common problems, it also raises questions of democratic legitimacy and dwindling national sovereignty. This panel will assess the state-of-play of TTIP and will offer a variety of perspectives on the promise and possible drawbacks of this ambitious new transatlantic regulatory venture.
Business meeting at program conclusion.