Lots of Talk, Little Action? Chances and Impediments for a New EU-U.S. Trade Agenda

Stormy-Annika Mildner
Federation of German Industries
Stormy-Annika Mildner a Geoeconomics Non-Resident Senior Fellow at AICGS. She is Sherpa of the Business 20 (B20), the official Engagement Partner of the German G20 Presidency and Head of the External Economic Policy Department at the Federation of German Industries (BDI).
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The annual meeting of the Transatlantic Economic Council (TEC) in November 2011 presented an opportunity for German and American policymakers to make progress on their efforts at greater trade integration. This Issue Brief gives an overview of the EU and the U.S.’ trade agendas and looks at how greater transatlantic cooperation can benefit the conclusion of the Doha Round and transatlantic trade.