Abstract
Like any other trade and investment agreement, the primary objective of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) is to remove obstacles between the contracting parties, boost trade and investment and contribute to economic growth and job creation in the corresponding economies. However, thanks to the size and influence of the parties involved, TTIP has far greater potential than just another trade and investment agreement. It is a unique laboratory for filling in the gaps in the multilateral rulebook and can provide a benchmark for the kind of deep and comprehensive trade agenda that the World Trade Organization (WTO) still needs to develop. It can also create incentives for WTO members to come back to the negotiating table, thereby contributing to unlocking the multilateral process.
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European Commission (2015e).
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European Commission (2013).
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European Commission (2015f).
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European Commission (2015a).
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European Commission (2015f).
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See European Commission (2016d) for a complete description of the “rules” pillar in TTIP.
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European Commission (2015b).
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European Commission (2016a).
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European Commission (2015c).
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European Commission (2014).
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International Labour Organization (1998).
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European Commission (2016c).
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European Commission (2016b).
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European Commission (2015d).
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See Stoll (in this volume).
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European External Action Service (1990).
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European External Action Service (1995).
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European Commission (2007).
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Centre for Economic Policy Research (2013).
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Head and Mayer (2001).
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European Parliament (2015).
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European Commission (2016e).
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Ecorys (2016).
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See Petersmann (in this volume).
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Bourcieu, E. (2017). The Strategic Dimension of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership. In: Rensmann, T. (eds) Mega-Regional Trade Agreements. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56663-4_2
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