Parliament signals its priorities for EU-US summit
Ahead of the EU-US summit on 20 November, MEPs agreed their recommendations on positions the Council should take regarding key transatlantic issues such as economic co-operation, personal data protection, the introduction of a US travel fee and recent leaks of US classified military documents on Iraq.
The state of EU-US trade relations amid the economic crisis is a key issue for MEPs with a view to the next meeting of the Transatlantic Economic Council. Parliament restates its support for a barrier-free transatlantic market by 2015 but voices concern about differing rules on novel foods, genetically modified products and animal cloning, and stresses the need for US authorities to accept metric-only labelling of EU products.
The adoption of a joint EU-US action strategy for the protection of intellectual property rights, including negotiations on an Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), is another important demand of the resolution, which was adopted by show of hands.
MEPs debate upcoming EU-US summit with Commissioners Viviane Reding and Karel De Gucht. EU governments were represented by Stefaan De Clerck of the Belgian government (below).
Read more: www.europarl.europa.eu/news/public/focus_page/008-92568-0...
©European Parliament/Pietro Naj-Oleari
Parliament signals its priorities for EU-US summit
Ahead of the EU-US summit on 20 November, MEPs agreed their recommendations on positions the Council should take regarding key transatlantic issues such as economic co-operation, personal data protection, the introduction of a US travel fee and recent leaks of US classified military documents on Iraq.
The state of EU-US trade relations amid the economic crisis is a key issue for MEPs with a view to the next meeting of the Transatlantic Economic Council. Parliament restates its support for a barrier-free transatlantic market by 2015 but voices concern about differing rules on novel foods, genetically modified products and animal cloning, and stresses the need for US authorities to accept metric-only labelling of EU products.
The adoption of a joint EU-US action strategy for the protection of intellectual property rights, including negotiations on an Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), is another important demand of the resolution, which was adopted by show of hands.
MEPs debate upcoming EU-US summit with Commissioners Viviane Reding and Karel De Gucht. EU governments were represented by Stefaan De Clerck of the Belgian government (below).
Read more: www.europarl.europa.eu/news/public/focus_page/008-92568-0...
©European Parliament/Pietro Naj-Oleari