Investment Partnership on the United States,
European Union and Turkey
and investments have continued growing
rapidly and connecting the countries
globally. Many bilateral treaties and/or
conventions have been signed by many
countries to boost trade and investment.
Those international treaties, at the same
time, provided for sustainable economic
development in the commercial and
investment areas by removing the trade
and investment barriers among such
countries.
the 1900s, the leading parties in setting
the rules of international commerce and
investment have been the United States
of America (US) and the European Union
(EU). In 2010 the EU issued a press
release called Trade, Growth and World
Affairs
developing the economy by maintaining a
sustainable development with high level
economy. Similarly, the US's strategic
plan for 2013-2017 also contemplated
fast growth in the economy with the
expansion of market access for American
goods and services and signing bilateral,
regional and multilateral trade and
investment agreements
largest economic blocs and obviously
they are each other's main trading
partners. This partnership has ultimately
led to entering into treaty to strengthen
trade on both sides of the Atlantic,
namely Transatlantic Trade and
Investment Partnership (TTIP), which
currently is under negotiation.
TTIP's aim is to create a free trade
zone between the territories of the EU
and the US under "beyond-the border"
trading concept, with special focus
on "regulatory issues and non-tariff
trade barriers" between the US and
EU countries. The contents of TTIP
involve terms on the trade of goods and
services between US and EU countries,
transatlantic innovation economy
parties' economies accordingly.
presented the negotiated texts
Commission's news, the treaty has
24 chapters with three substantial
sections, which are: (i) market access,
(ii) regulatory cooperations and (iii)
rules. Factsheets on trade in goods and
customs duties, on services, on regulatory
coherence, on food safety and animal and
plant health, on sustainable development,
on customs and trade facilitation etc.
have recently been published by the EU
Commission. On February 4, 2015, the
eighth round for presentation and chief
negotiators briefing was held in Brussels
Parliament, the EU Member States and
the stakeholders had started and will
continue.
She previously worked as an International Counsel for White &
Case, LLP in Turkey. She is widely recognized in the profession for
her expertise in aviation law and aircraft financing in particular,
and she has represented major aircraft manufacturers and
financiers.
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