Expert group to advise European Commission on EU-US trade talks

EU News 37/2014

Brussels, 27 January 2014
IP/14/79

Today the Commission launches a special Advisory Group of experts representing a broad range of interests, from environmental, health, consumer and workers' interests to different business sectors to provide EU trade negotiators with high quality advice in the areas being negotiated in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) talks.

The creation of this group confirms the Commission's commitment to close dialogue and exchange with all stakeholders in the TTIP talks, in order to achieve the best result for European citizens. The group's broad composition, with fourteen members of different perspectives and with different expertise to offer, will be an important instrument in this process. The Advisory Group complements transparency initiatives, such as stakeholder consultations during negotiating rounds and regular debriefing through the EU's Civil Society Dialogue (CSD).

Source and additional information:
http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-14-79_en.htm?locale=en

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