2014 Reports

The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: A critical perspective

Geiger, Rainer

Launched in July 2013 by the European Union and the United States, the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) represents an important effort to reach a comprehensive economic agreement between two major trading partners. As has been pointed out, the project offers great opportunities for liberalizing trade and investment and regulatory convergence. Its level of ambition implies high risks, but despite negotiators’ initialoptimism, its success is far from certain.