Transatlantic Trade

Turkey?s Justice and Development Party (AKP) government and the European Union have quietly decided to upgrade the Customs Union which, in the long run, might serve to stop ?corruption allegations? and also boost the country?s competitiveness.

Turkey?s Justice and Development Party (AKP) government and the European Union have quietly decided to upgrade the Customs Union which, in the long run, might serve to stop ?corruption allegations? and also boost the country?s competitiveness.

Turkey and the European Union will celebrate the 20th anniversary of their decision to bring the former to shared customs with the latter on March 6.

Excitement was buzzing at Yale University for the student-organized European Student Conference. The conference coordinators had reviewed initial policy papers and had monitored online discussions, while the organizing team had been working hard to welcome EU policymakers, prominent professors, distinguished keynote speakers and a driven body of student participants. 

Russia accused of "redrawing map of Europe"

BRUSSELS -- U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden said in Brussels that his country and the EU "must work together to confront Russia's attempts to redraw the map of Europe."

Turkey stands to lose roughly $5 billion per year in direct losses alone if it is not included in a final free trade agreement between the EU and the U.S., Turkey's minister for EU Affairs said late on Feb. 5.

EU Minister Volkan Bozk?r is traveling to Washington where he will hold talks with U.S. officials on negotiations on the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the European Union and the United States.

The U.S. Congress may add several limitations to trading with Turkey in the trade notes it will present to the White House in the coming weeks, according to sources in Washington.

Turkish-American associations have called for support from Turkish companies in the U.S. and other members of the Turkish-American community in their lobbying activities in Washington.

Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev and British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond have discussed EU reform and bilateral cooperation within EU and NATO.

The European Commission (EC) published Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiating documents on Wednesday.

The move comes after the European Ombudsman Emily O'Reilly called on the EC for greater transparency on the trade talks with the US, EurActiv reports.