NORWAY COULD FACE PRESSURE THROUGH TTIP TO LOWER TARIFF ON MEAT
May 1st, 2016
NORWAY could face pressure to lower its meat import tariffs should it seek a trade agreement with the US to compete with the planned European Union (EU)-USA Transatlantic Trade & Investment Partnership (TTIP), experts say. Norway remains outside the 28-country EU and hence is not part of TTIP negotiations, but the deal could impact Norway’s trade in many ways, Hege Medin, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) senior research fellow told GlobalMeatNews. NUPI is currently assessing the impact of TTIP on Norway’s trade and is due to submit a ...
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