Transatlantic relations

The Future of Transatlantic Relations

Published: 16 December 2018
Two years after President Trump's election we have a look at the political, social and economical landscape, the changes in multilateral relations in the fields of trade, security policy as well as climate and energy. President Trump is at the same time a symptom and a cause for the divide that splits the US. But which position can the EU adopt in transatlantic relations? 

Regulatory Cooperation under TTIP

Published: 31 August 2014
One of the most central topics of the ongoing negotiations is the removal of so called non-tariff measures (NTMs) through regulatory cooperation.

Dirty Deals

Published: 30 June 2014
The United States and Canadian governments are using ongoing trade talks to push the European Union to allow devastating tar sands unfettered access to its market.

TTIP and Fossil Fuel Subsidies

Published: 10 March 2014
In this report, we assess the potential of three relatively promising international processes - the focus on fossil fuel subsidy (FFS) reform in the G20 group, the Sustainable Develoment Goals (SDGs), and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) - to act as possible routs to reform in a transtlantic context.

Investor-state Dispute Settlement under TTIP

Published: 24 February 2014
ISDS is a system that allows private investors to sue a host state for the alleged violation of an international investment treaty concluded between that host state and the investor's country of origin. Is ISDS a risk for environmental regulation?