BRUSSELS WANTS END TO AMERICAN ENERGY EXPORT RESTRICTIONS
July 1st, 2013
THE EUROPEAN Commission has released documents showing that it wants the US to ban future export restrictions on selling energy products raw materials to the European Union (EU), during negotiations for the planned Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership. This would be the world’s largest bilateral trade deal. Initial Commission negotiating documents call for the “the elimination of export restrictions, including duties or any measure that have a similar effect.” The papers add Brussels wants the agreement to “encourage transparency in the process ...
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