Samuel George speaks to experts on the implications of free trade negotiations between the US and the EU.
So this one may seem a bit off the beaten path for a Latin America blog, but as we have discussed before, the Trans Atlantic Trade and Investment Pact will have tangible cconsequences for the region.
Shot in Rome, this video feature commentary from Ignacio Garcia Bercero (Director of Trade of the European Commission, Marietje Schaake (European Parliament), Monique Goyens (Director General of BEUC), Gabriel Felbermayr (Director of the Ifo Center for International Economics), Celeste Drake (AFL-CIO), and Sandro Gozi (State Secretary of European Affairs for the Italian Government)
I know you mentioned this before in your blog but I had no idea these kinds of negotiations were going on! I’d love to learn more about TTIP and the opportunities it will present for global trade.