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June 14, 2015

TTIP - Frequently Asked Questions

Last Update - 14-06-2015 What is TTIP and why would we need it? Since July 2013, the European Union and the United States of America are negotiating about a trade agreement called the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Inve...

March 20, 2015

MEP: Member States must actively facilitate informed TTIP debate

Member of the European Parliament, Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66), wants the European Member States to take more responsibility in the debate about the EU-US trade agreement under negotiation (TTIP). European leaders today...

August 12, 2015

Blog: The real reward in TTIP

Yesterday, Wikileaks announced it is starting a campaign to crowd fund a 100,000 dollars reward for the person who leaks the text of the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, TTIP.  The negotiations of this ag...

July 9, 2015

Resolution on the negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)

The following text was adopted by the European Parliament on July 8 (or find it here).Please also refer to the response on the adoption by Marietje Schaake. P8_TA-PROV(2015)0252 Negotiations for the Transatlanti...

February 22, 2016

MEP: American commitments crucial in TTIP negotiations

Member of the European Parliament, Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66), wants the American side in the negotiations on a trade agreement between the European Union and the United States to show real ambition. Today, the twelfth...

April 22, 2016

Blog: Europe, do not fall into Obama's TTIP trap

This weekend, President Obama will visit Europe. Together with Chancellor Merkel, he will be at the official opening of the Hannover Messe, the biggest industrial fair in Germany. He will also meet together with Merkel,...

May 20, 2015

Can TTIP Protect European Creativity? (ELF Ralf Dahrendorf Roundtable)

Can TTIP Protect European Creativity? ELF Ralf Dahrendorf Roundtable 4 Juni 2015 | 19:00-21:30 Pakhuis de Zwijger, Piet Heinkade 179, Amsterdam Negotiatiors aim to make the Transatlantic Trade and Investment...

October 17, 2014

Event: TTIP Reloaded – Additional Insights & Perspectives

Op 29 oktober zal Marietje Schaake deel uitmaken van een panel over 'TTIP - Where do we stand?'. Onderwerpen die zullen worden bediscussieerd zijn de lessen die zijn geleerd na twee jaar onderhandelen en de stand van zak...

May 18, 2015

Beyond Buzzwords: How will TTIP affect our everyday lives?

Beyond Buzzwords: How will TTIP affect our everyday lives? The Friedrich Naumann Foundation, Transatlantic Dialogue Luncheon Thursday, 28 May - 12.30-14.30h Renaissance Hotel, Rue du Parnasse 19, Brussels...

December 10, 2014

Panel discussion: TTIP - Addressing the criticism and looking ahead

On the 11th of December, Marietje Schaake will be part of a panel discussing the negotiations of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the EU and the US. The event aims to discuss the progress...

January 7, 2015

'Who will save the Cornish Pasties from TTIP?!'

The debate on trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership now focuses on geographical indications (GIs) after German CSU Minister for Agriculture Christian Schmidt gave an interview to the magazine Der Spiegel. Fo...

July 22, 2015

TTIP - What's the buzz in Europe? (European Liberal Forum)

TTIP - What's the buzz in Europe? European Liberal Forum, Ralf Dahrendorf Roundtable July 23, 09:00 - 11:00 AT & T Innovation Centre 1133 21st Street, NW Suite 210, Washington D.C. 20036 Register by 20...

November 30, 2015

Expert Seminar on “The Strategic Impact of TTIP” (Clingendael)

Expert Seminar on “The Strategic Impact of TTIP” The Clingendael Institute, The Hague 8 December Invitation only The Clingendael Institute, in collaboration with the Centre for European Reform (Lond...

July 22, 2015

TTIP - What's the buzz in Europe? (European Liberal Forum)

TTIP - What's the buzz in Europe? European Liberal Forum, Ralf Dahrendorf Roundtable July 23, 09:00 - 11:00 AT & T Innovation Centre 1133 21st Street, NW Suite 210, Washington D.C. 20036 Register by 20...

April 11, 2014

Appraisal of Commission TTIP impact assessment

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July 22, 2015

Transatlantic Week: roundtable sessions on TTIP and Internet Governance

Roundtable Sessions in the Transatlantic Week July 21-23 Captiol Hill, Washington D.C. Organised by Transatlantic Policy Network Transatlantic Week Transatlantic Week includes discussion fora focusing...

July 22, 2015

Transatlantic Week: roundtable sessions on TTIP and Internet Governance

Roundtable Sessions in the Transatlantic Week July 21-23 Captiol Hill, Washington D.C. Organised by Transatlantic Policy Network Transatlantic Week Transatlantic Week includes discussion fora focusing...

December 19, 2014

Media (Global Economic Dynamics): TTIP - What's the deal?

November 19, 2014

MEP Marietje Schaake responds to transparency initiative TTIP negotiations

Today, the European Commissioner for Trade, Cecilia Malmström launched an initiative to increase transparency of the negotiations on the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership. The proposal will give Members of...

May 20, 2015

Can TTIP Protect European Creativity? (ELF Ralf Dahrendorf Roundtable)

Can TTIP Protect European Creativity? ELF Ralf Dahrendorf Roundtable June 4, 2015 | 19:00-21:30 Pakhuis de Zwijger, Piet Heinkade 179, Amsterdam Negotiatiors aim to make the Transatlantic Trade and Investmen...

October 17, 2014

Event: TTIP Reloaded – Additional Insights & Perspectives

On 29 October, Marietje Schaake will be part of a panel on 'TTIP - Where do we stand?' The panel will discuss the lessons learned from the previous years of negotiations on a transatlantic deal and will discuss future ne...

April 3, 2013

Event: TTIP Seminar

The Dutch Permanent Representation to the European Union organizes a seminar in Brussels about the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). During the event Marietje Schaake will address the political d...

May 18, 2015

Beyond Buzzwords: How will TTIP affect our everyday lives?

Beyond Buzzwords: How will TTIP affect our everyday lives? The Friedrich Naumann Foundation, Transatlantic Dialogue Luncheon Thursday, 28 May - 12.30-14.30h Renaissance Hotel, Rue du Parnasse 19, Brussels...

June 12, 2015

Media (BBC) - EU postpones vote on TTIP

On June 12, Marietje Schaake appeared on BBC after the European Parliament postponed the vote on TTIP.Deep divisions emerged in the European Parliament over the EU's planned trade deal with the US known as the Transatlan...

November 15, 2013

Does pursuing investment protection in TTIP signal more transatlantic mistrust?

Today American and European negotiating teams in Brussels will wrap up a second formal round of negotiations on an envisaged Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). Certainly, the wave of NSA revelations h...

January 7, 2015

Marietje Schaake responds to publishing TTIP documents

Today, the European Commission has made public EU negotiating texts and proposals for the TTIP negotiations, in line with the Transparency initiative announced by Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström. Member of the Europ...

October 16, 2014

TTIP and cosmetics: a fact-check

Earlier this week, there was commotion on Twitter over a spreadsheet that was said to show that the most important aim of the American negotiators on the trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) is to remov...

July 8, 2015

MEP: Support for report European Parliament important for TTIP negotiations

Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66) considers the support from the European Parliament for the report on TTIP an important step in the negotiating process between the European Union and the Unit...

May 20, 2015

Media (The Parliament Magazine) - TTIP: EU must be strategic in determining priorities

This article by Marietje Schaake was published in The Parliament Magazine.Parliament has secured a number of victories in the TTIP negotiations, but many key issues are still to be discussed, writes Marietje Schaake....

April 22, 2013

Media: TTIP: Setting global standards while bringing local benefits - New Europe

New Europe, 21.04.2013 Brussels and Washington have been buzzing this spring. The ambitions of the EU and the US mark the start of a new season for trade and investment, and the alliance’ position in the world. Soon the...

September 18, 2013

EU Negotiators Should Wake Up and Engage the Public in TTIP - Atlantic Community

Dutch MEP Marietje Schaake argues in this article for atlantic-community.org, "Just as the Eurozone is climbing its way out of the recession and growth seems to pick up slowly, the Commission should use TTIP to provide t...

November 19, 2014

Debate: TTIP What’s in it for us and for the US?

On the 22nd of November, Marietje Schaake will participate in a debate on the benefits of TTIP both for the EU and the US. The debate is organised by LYMEC, the European Liberal Youth and will take place as a fringe meet...

October 9, 2014

Marietje Schaake responds to making public of TTIP negotiating mandate

Today, the member states of the European Union will make public the negotiating mandate for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership. This mandate sets the parameters for the negotiations, which are conducted b...

April 23, 2014

Speech on TTIP, the digital economy and involving the public

Marietje Schaake speaks at a high-level conference on the future of trans-Atlantic Trade in Paris, addressing the potential for the digital economy within TTIP, as well as concerns regarding data protection and secrecy r...

May 26, 2015

ALDE seminar: For a smart Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)

ALDE Seminar 'The global impact of TTIP: geopolitics and trade politics' June 3, 2015, 13:30-16:00 European Parliament, Room JAN 4Q1 Please register here Live stream: http://go.alde.eu/livestream T...

July 7, 2015

Plenary speech on negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)

Today, Marietje Schaake spoke in the plenary debate about the ongoing negotiations on a trade and investment partnership between Europe and the United States (TTIP). On Wednesday, the European Parliament will vote on...

January 25, 2016

Video: CER/Istituto Affari Internazionali seminar on 'Between power and rules: The geopolitics of TTIP'

On January 18, Marietje Schaake addressed in a video message the CER/Istituto Affari Internazionali seminar on 'Between power and rules: The geopolitics of TTIP' in Rome. Please find the video below, or on the event's...

June 5, 2015

Video: ALDE seminar: For a smart Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)

The EU and the US together make up almost 50 per cent of global GDP and account for a third of global trade. But the impact of closer cooperation can go beyond just economic gains. A smart Trans-Atlantic Trade and...

May 26, 2015

ALDE seminar: For a smart Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)

ALDE Seminar 'The global impact of TTIP: geopolitics and trade politics' June 3, 2015, 13:30-16:00 European Parliament, Room JAN 4Q1 Please register here Live stream: http://go.alde.eu/livestream T...

November 12, 2013

Commission mandate on Investments in TTIP

October 12, 2015

The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP): which access to legal services market?

The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP): which access to legal services market? Tuesday, October 13, 17:30 - 19:30 The Hotel, Boulevard de Waterloo 38, Brussels The conference will be in English...

June 15, 2013

Statement on adoption of EU negotiating mandate for transatlantic trade and investment partnership (TTIP)

Dutch MEP Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66), EU-US trade relations spokesperson forthe European Liberals, reacts to the adoption of an EU negotiating mandate for a Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment treaty (TTIP): "This is a...

October 12, 2015

The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP): which access to legal services market?

The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP): which access to legal services market? Tuesday, October 13, 17:30 - 19:30 The Hotel, Boulevard de Waterloo 38, Brussels The conference will be in English...

March 21, 2014

Marietje Schaake discusses EU-US relations on Euronews

Ahead of the visit of President Obama to Brussels on March 26th, Marietje Schaake discussed EU-US relations on Euronews' The Network. Can Europe’s leaders and Obama see eye to eye or will differing national interests pre...

October 5, 2013

Statement on the postponement of EU-US trade negotiations

Dutch Member of European Parliament Marietje Schaake (D66/ALDE) responds to the postponement of the 2nd round of negotiations on the Transatlantic Traded and Investment Partnership (TTIP) due to the US Federal Government...

February 23, 2016

EU and US must work together to create global, modern investment protection

We frequently hear about the bad practices of companies that sue states for large sums of money. They make improper use of investment protection provisions in trade agreements: ISDS. The link with TTIP is often made. But...

July 18, 2014

Plenary speech on trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership

Mr President, a year and a half ago – with the necessary heavy lifting and political leadership – we kicked off the negotiations on a comprehensive trade and investment partnership. But those days, when Vice-Pre...

May 22, 2013

Plenary speech on EU trade and investment agreement negotiations with the US

Please find my press release about the mandate for the negotiations on a trade and investment treaty with the US (TTIP) here. The complete text of the motion for a resolution on the negotiating mandate can be found on...

April 25, 2013

Resolution: European Parliament resolution on EU trade and investment negotiations with the United States of America

Today the International Trade Committee (INTA) of the European Parliament adopted the following resolution on EU trade and investment negotiations with the United States of America. Other Parliamentary Committees (on agr...

May 24, 2013

New York Times: European Parliament Moves to Limit Scope of Eventual U.S. Trade Deal

James Kanter, New York Times, 23.05.2013 The European Parliament passed a resolution on Thursday demanding that the free-trade pact now under discussion with the United States exempt “audiovisual” industries so that c...

October 14, 2015

MEP: New European trade strategy should be implemented quickly

Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66) welcomes the new trade strategy from the European Commission and hopes they will move quickly to implement it. Today Commissioner Malmström presented the new...

June 30, 2015

Video & Joint Statement - Transatlantic legislators dialogue meeting in Riga

On June 26-28, Marietje Schaake attended the 76th EU-US interparliamentary meeting in Riga, Latvia. Schaake is a Vice-President of the delegation for relations with the United States in the European Parliament. Amongs...

October 28, 2015

MEP: Transparency negotiations on trade agreements must be a priority

Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66) wants furthering transparency around trade negotiations to be a priority for the EU. Today the European Parliament voted in favour of a proposal by Schaake to...

November 19, 2014

ISDS - what's going on?

One of the most hotly debated topics around the negotiations of a trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) is the so-called Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) mechanism. However, many of you may ask, ...

September 30, 2014

Media (FT): Arbitration may be dropped from EU-US trade deal, says Malmström

By Peter Spiegel in Brussels and Shawn Donnan in London. September 29, 2014 8:33 pm Find the article at the Financial Times. The EU’s incoming trade chief on Monday raised the possibility that controversial investor pr...

October 10, 2014

Event: Opening up Europe to Global Markets

Op 15 oktober zal Marietje Schaake een panel voorzitten over handelsbeleid, georganiseerd door EPICENTER; the European Policy Information Centre. Het panel zal TTIP en de gevolgen van dit verdrag op toekomstige handelsve...

March 26, 2013

Event: Delegation to Washington D.C.

From April 8th to 12th, Marietje Schaake will visit Washington D.C. with a delegation of Members of the European Parliament from the Committee on International Trade. The delegation will meet with government officials, m...

May 3, 2013

Event: High-Level Roundtable on Data, Productivity and Trade

On May 16th, Marietje Schaake will speak in a panel entitled "Free Trade in Data: A Transatlantic Imperative" during a high level roundtable organized by the Lisbon Council. Other speakers include Zoran Stančič, deputy d...

January 14, 2015

MEP replies to proposed repeal of Jones Act

Yesterday, American Senator John McCain proposed an amendment to repeal the controversial 'Jones Act'. This law from 1920 requires every ship that transports goods or persons between American ports to be made in the...

October 6, 2014

Event: Opening up Europe to global markets

On 15 October, Marietje Schaake will chair a discussion panel on trade policy organised by EPICENTER, the European Policy Information Center. The panel will discuss TTIP and its consequences for future trade agreements,...

May 3, 2013

Event: Congressional European Parliament Initiative

On May 30 Marietje Schaake will meet with the participants of the Congressional European Parliament Initiative, organized by the Bertelsmann Foundation. She will speak about both cybersecurity and international trade....

September 16, 2014

MEP Marietje Schaake responds on trade agreement EU and Canada

Today, the European Parliament debates about the trade agreement between the EU and Canada, that is currently under negotiation. The two teams of negotiators have reached a comprehensive political agreement on the conten...

May 6, 2013

Media: Time to talk business in EU-US trade talks - Euractiv

Far from dead, as the Doha rounds stalemate suggests, global trade is getting a make-over and the transatlantic trade and investment partnership (TTIP) seems the right place to start, writes MEP Marietje Schaake.Marietje...

May 7, 2013

Oped - Euractiv.com - Time to talk business in EU-US trade talks

Far from dead, as the Doha rounds stalemate suggests, global trade is getting a make-over and the transatlantic trade and investment partnership (TTIP) seems the right place to start, writes MEP Marietje Schaake....

May 23, 2013

Media: Special Report: Big Trading Blocs Moving At Breakneck Pace To Raise Free Trade Standards - IP Watch

Monika Ehmert, IP Watch, 22.05.2013 The pace to negotiate bilateral or plurilateral free trade agreements has been accelerating rapidly over the last month as the big trading blocs seem eager to position themselves in...

July 1, 2013

Media: Berlin accuses Washington of cold war tactics over snooping - Guardian

Ian Traynor, The Guardian, 30.06.2013 Transatlantic relations plunged at the weekend as Berlin, Brussels and Paris all demanded that Washington account promptly and fully for new disclosures on the scale of the US Nat...

June 25, 2015

MEP: We need concrete proposals from the US in EU-US negotiations

Yesterday the United States Congress took the last step to give President Obama the mandate to conclude trade negotiations, by adopting the so-called Trade Promotion Authority (TPA). The US are negotiating with a group o...

October 12, 2015

Reshaping the EU Trade Policy - new markets and challenges

Reshaping the EU Trade Policy - new markets and challenges Wednesday 21 October 2015 from 14:30 to 18:00 European Parliament (Brussels) room PHS 5B001 The event will be live streamed. International trade is...

October 12, 2015

Reshaping the EU Trade Policy - new markets and challenges

Reshaping the EU Trade Policy - new markets and challenges Wednesday 21 October 2015 from 14:30 to 18:00 European Parliament (Brussels) room PHS 5B001 The event will be live streamed. International trade is...

October 1, 2014

Media (EU Observer): 'Hearings blunder offers glimpse into Juncker's working methods'

By Valentina Pop. 1 October 2041, 08:51. Read the full article on EU Observer. BRUSSELS - The European Parliament’s hearing of Swedish commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom was supposed to be a no-brainer: A former MEP herse...

October 28, 2014

Event: It's the economy stupid!

On November 4th, Marietje Schaake will be part of a panel discussion organised by Vlaams-Nederlands Huis deBuren. Within the broader them of 'It's the economy stupid!', the panel will disucss the current state of affairs...

October 22, 2014

Media (Handelsblatt): 'Europe-U.S. Trade Pact Hopes Fade'

This article appeared in Handelsblatt on 22 October 2014. By Christopher Cermak.

November 25, 2016

BBC: Trade Wars: the End of Globalisation?

Donald Trump has promised to tear up the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal – or TPP – on his first day in office. The massive trade deal agreed in 2015 would have lowered tariffs and deepened economic ties be...

October 2, 2015

The 11th Bodrum Roundtable

The 11th Bodrum Roundtable From 9-11 October, Marietje Schaake will attend the 11th Bodrum Roundtable, a conference organised by the Centre for Economics and Foreign Policy Studies (EDAM) in co-operation with the...

July 1, 2013

Media: Key US-EU trade pact under threat after more NSA spying allegations - Guardian

Ian Traynor, The Guardian, 30.06.2013 The prospects for a new trade pact between the US and the European Union worth hundreds of billions have suffered a severe setback following allegations that Washington bugged key...

March 20, 2013

Press release: "EU should be mindful of Turkey in trade talks with US"

Dutch Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66) has asked European Trade Commissioner, Karel de Gucht, to duly consider the impact of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) on the T...

January 29, 2015

ALDE MEP Marietje Schaake respons to Commission transparency proposal for ISDS

The European Commission today proposed to apply UN rules on transparency in investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) cases to the 1300 bilateral investment treaties that European Member States have with other countries....

January 13, 2015

MEP: Commission must show more ambition after results ISDS consultation

Member of the European Parliament, Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66), says the results of the public consultation of ISDS in TTIP call for a roadmap from the European Commission. Today the results of more than 150,000 reaction...

April 14, 2014

Financial responsibility in ISDS cases

Since the treaty of Lisbon, the European Commission has the authority to conclude investment treaties on behalf of the European Union and thus on behalf of the member states. In investment treaties, a so-called investor-...

April 9, 2014

Event: Opening up the digital economy: creating growth and jobs

On April 10th, Marietje Schaake will speak in a panel on "Opening up the digital economy: creating growth and jobs" during a conference on The Future of Transatlantic Trade in Paris. While growth in emerging market ec...

March 21, 2013

Media: Involve Turkey in US free trade: EU official - Hurriyet Daily News

A Dutch Member of European Parliament has asked the European trade commissioner to consider the impact of the Transatlantic Free Trade Agreement to be signed between the U.S. and the EU on the Turkish economy and busines...

May 15, 2013

Event: What role for intellectual Property Rights in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership?

View event summary: View the full event: ALDE spokesperson and shadow rapporteur for EU-US Trade Relations MEP Marietje Schaake cordially invites you to: What role for intellectual Property Rights in the Tra...

May 16, 2013

Media: IPR Lists For Trans-Atlantic Trade Deal Still Growing; Risk Of Locking In Old IPR Regimes?

Monika Ermert, 15 May 2013, Intellectual Property Watch Locking in Europe and the United States to “old” intellectual property regimes is the one “killer argument” against including an IP chapter in the upcoming Trans...

January 22, 2014

Media: Brussels seeks to curb investor litigation under trade deals - Financial Times

The European Commission is pushing to include strict constraints on investors’ ability to take legal action against governments as part of a new trans-Atlantic trade deal, according to leaked documents. Shaw...

January 15, 2014

Plenary speech on access to public procurement markets

Marietje Schaake (ALDE) - Madam President, although we are not obliged to do so through the WTO GPA agreements, the EU chooses openness to our markets, including public procurement, and that makes sense. Other c...

June 17, 2013

Media: Differing Views on Privacy Shape Europe’s Response to U.S. Surveillance Program - New York Times

Steven Erlanger and Jack Ewing, New York Times, 14.06.2013 Olaf Storbeck, a German columnist, has decided to “ditch Googlemail b/c Prism,” he wrote on Twitter. A London-based writer for Reuters, he is now a customer o...

May 28, 2015

MEP Schaake reacts to vote report ongoing negotiations on a trade and investment partnership between Europe and the United States

Today, the International Trade Committee of the European Parliament (INTA) adopted a report on the ongoing negotiations on a trade and investment partnership between Europe and the United States (TTIP). Member of the Eur...

November 19, 2014

Event: Panel discussion 'Investor-State Dispute Settlement: The TTIP’s Achilles’ heel’

On the 9th of December, Marietje Schaake will outline her pespective on the ISDS clause in a panel discussing the inclusion of this arbitration mechanism in TTIP. Other speakers in the panel include James Zhan, Direct...

December 15, 2016

Data flows letter to President Juncker

Today, MEPs Jan Albrecht, Bernd Lange, Viviane Reding and Marietje Schaake sent the following letter to President Juncker.Dear President, As Members of the European Parliament, not only we are empowered to set clear goal...

April 24, 2015

Ralf Dahrendorf Roundtable: A Transatlantic Trade for Inter-dependent Prosperity

Ralf Dahrendorf Roundtable A Transatlantic Trade for Inter-dependent Prosperity 1 May 2015, 14:30 - 16:00 The Manhattan Hotel, Rotterdam The European Liberal Forum (ELF) and European Liberal Youth (LYMEC) have...

May 23, 2013

Give the European Commission a broad mandate for trade treaty with the US

European member states should give the European Commission a broad mandate for the negotiations on a trade and investment treaty with the United States (TTIP). According to MEP Marietje Schaake (D66/ALDE), that would str...

May 15, 2013

Event: What role for intellectual Property Rights in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership?

View event summary: View the full event: ALDE spokesperson and shadow rapporteur for EU-US Trade Relations MEP Marietje Schaake cordially invites you to: What role for intellectual Property Rights in the Tra...

April 15, 2013

Event: What role for intellectual Property Rights in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership?

ALDE spokesperson and shadow rapporteur for EU-US Trade Relations MEP Marietje Schaake cordially invites you to: What role for intellectual Property Rights in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership? A pan...

May 5, 2015

MEP: Malmström must convince US to accept far-reaching reforms of investment protection

Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake wants the European Commissioner for Trade, Cecilia Malmström, to convince the United States to accept far-reaching reforms of investment protection. Because of justified...

April 24, 2015

Ralf Dahrendorf Roundtable: A Transatlantic Trade for Inter-dependent Prosperity

Ralf Dahrendorf Roundtable A Transatlantic Trade for Inter-dependent Prosperity 1 May 2015, 14:30 - 16:00 The Manhattan Hotel, Rotterdam The European Liberal Forum (ELF) and European Liberal Youth (LYMEC) have...

June 10, 2013

Video: The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership

In this video Marietje Schaake explains in a nutshell the importance of breaking down trade barriers between the EU and the US in order to create growth and jobs and improve our global competitiveness. She underlines the...

March 12, 2013

Event: Ad Hoc Council

On March 19th Marietje Schaake speaks at the annual meeting of the Ad Hoc Council about “The proposed US - EU trade and investment agreement - how could it work?”. More information about the Ad Hoc Council can be foun...

March 12, 2013

Event: Ad Hoc Council

Op 19 maart geeft Marietje Schaake een speech op de jaarlijkse bijeenkomst van de Ad Hoc Council in Brussel, getiteld “The proposed US - EU trade and investment agreement - how could it work?”. Meer informatie over de...

September 29, 2014

MEP gets commitments on transparency from candidate trade commissioner

Member of the European Parliament, Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66) received commitments today from trade commissioner designate, Cecilia Malmström that she would focus on maximum transparency and increasing accessibility of...

October 23, 2013

Plenary Speech on the EU Common Foreign and Security Policy

September 16, 2015

MEP: Commission must increase pressure on American negotiators

Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66) is glad that the European Commission have finally presented a new system for investment protection in the trade agreement between the European Union and the U...

February 22, 2013

Media: MEPs support EU-US trade agreement - New Europe

International Trade Committee MEPs on Thursday strongly supported the launch of negotiations between the EU and the US on the world's biggest-ever trade deal. However, they warned Commissioner Karel De Gucht who appeared...

November 6, 2015

Blog: Values-based trade

I often get questions about how trade and trade agreements can contribute to strengthening high standards with regard to for example labour and the environment. That is an important question. For me, it is essential that...

February 22, 2013

Media: MEPs say free trade deal has to be acceptable to all - Europolitics

Members of the European Parliament's Committee on International Trade (INTA) generally support the opening of negotiations with the United States on a free trade agreement but most find that there are major differences b...

March 25, 2013

Media: Rise of the net activist - New Europe

Jennifer Baker, New Europe, 24.03.2013 Earlier this month thousands of digital civil liberties activists bombarded the European Parliament with emails protesting against a proposed law to ban on internet pornography....

October 20, 2015

Interview (The Parliament Magazine) - A Europe worth fighting for

Today, Marietje Schaake's interview with the The Parliament Magazine was published. She addresses the conflict in Syria, solutions to the refugee crisis, safe harbour and why she is in favour of TTIP.Please find the enti...

February 21, 2013

Media: Trade Commissioner: EU To Seek GIs In US FTA, But ‘No New ACTA’ - Intellectual Property Watch

There will be a chapter on intellectual property protection in the draft proposals for a US-EU free trade agreement – the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) – EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht said...

October 5, 2015

Reaction MEP Schaake to conclusion TPP

Today, the 12 states negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership reached an agreement. The United States is one of these countries and is currently also negotiating a trade agreement with the EU, the Trans-Atlantic Trade a...

July 26, 2018

Trump says no new tariffs against EU after parties agree to trade negotiations

U.S. President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that the United States will pause its plans to impose new tariffs against the European Union and work to resolve existing differences over trade in an attempt to avoid a fu...

May 23, 2016

Nine takeaways on trade and technology

On my initiative the European Parliament's International Trade Committee is organising a hearing tomorrow on the international digital trade in goods and services. Cross-border trade, (digital) rights and the use and reg...

March 13, 2019

EU-US trade relations

Almost a year ago, President Trump announced he would be imposing steep tariffs on the import of steel and aluminum into the United States. By offering a number of countries a (temporary) exemption to these tariffs, Trum...

November 10, 2014

Event: Panel on the Digital Agenda

On the 18th of November, Marietje Schaake will be part of a panel discussing the EU's digital agenda. The panel is part of an event organised by The Economist toghether with European Voice: "Let’s Get Europe Working:...

March 14, 2016

Amendments to 2015 Progress Report on Turkey

DRAFT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION to wind up the debate on the statement by the Commission pursuant to Rule 123(2) of the Rules of Procedure on the 2015 report on Turkey (2015/2898(RSP)) Kati Piri on behalf o...

June 1, 2016

VIDEO: Schaake: “I hope that the UK will choose to stay a vital part of the EU”

Marietje Schaake joined trade reporter Naomi Bar to discuss the upcoming British referendum. What will happen to the EU’s trading power if Britain would leave the EU, the impact on ongoing negotiations such as TTIP, the...

May 22, 2013

Event: 74th EU-US Interparliamentary Meeting en Transatlantic Legislators Dialogue

Van 30 mei tot en met 1 juni reist Marietje Schaake met een parlementaire delegatie naar Dublin voor de 74e EU-US Interparliamentary Meeting en de Transatlantic Legislators Dialogue. Europarlementariërs en leden van het...

July 3, 2018

D66: Welcome step for European defence cooperation

MEP: Defence development programme welcome step for European defence cooperation The European Parliament adopted the launch of the European defence industrial development programme (EDIDP) for supporting European de...

July 3, 2013

EU must give support to genuine democracy in Egypt

Reacting to the tense and dangerous situation in Egypt this afternoon, Guy Verhofstadt, ALDE President has called on the EU to support the calls for genuine democracy in Egypt. Recognising that millions of people have ta...

June 24, 2015

76th EU-US Inter-parliamentary and TLD meeting

On June 26-28, Marietje Schaake will attend the 76th EU-US Inter-parliamentary and TLD meeting in Riga, Latvia. Schaake is a Vice-President of the delegation for relations with the United States in the European Parlia...

December 7, 2010

Parliamentary Question: Request for information on the agreement with Libya

Parliamentary questions7 December 2010 E-010029/2010 Question for written answer to the Commission Rule 117 Renate Weber (ALDE) , Marietje Schaake (ALDE) , Sonia Alfano (ALDE) , Louis Michel (ALDE) , Cecilia Wiks...

December 10, 2013

Plenary speech on Common rules and procedures for external action

Marietje Schaake (ALDE) - Madam President, how often have we heard Ministers, the High Representative and others speak about how more for more would frame a more values-based EU policy towards neighbouring countries?...

March 28, 2012

Debate on enlargement report for Turkey

Mr President, today we call for a renewed boost in EU-Turkish relations and to open the negotiation chapters on the most essential issues now: the chapters on fundamental freedoms, justice and the rule of law. Our...

June 20, 2017

Towards a digital trade strategy

Please find the document here (doc / pdf). The internet, digitisation and new technologies have profoundly impacted people's lives and the way our societies function. As a consequence, the way we do business and the way...

June 24, 2015

76th EU-US Inter-parliamentary and TLD meeting

On June 26-28, Marietje Schaake will attend the 76th EU-US Inter-parliamentary and TLD meeting in Riga, Latvia. Schaake is a Vice-President of the delegation for relations with the United States in the European Parlia...

January 27, 2015

Amendments to 2014 Progress Report on Turkey

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTIONto wind up the debate on the statement by the Commission pursuant to Rule 123(2) of the Rules of Procedure on 2014 Commission Progress Report on Turkey (2014/2953(RSP)) Kati Piri on...

April 17, 2018

Freedom of speech concerns related to Tanzania´s new online content regulation

The new “electronic and postal communications (online content) regulation” in Tanzania  introduces an annual licensing fee of approximately 930 dollars for those wanting to have an online blog in Tanzania wheras the...

October 8, 2014

Liberal MEP calls for a new EU-Turkey agenda

Member of the European Parliament, Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66) calls for a new agenda for Turkey-EU relations. Schaake stated this in response to the progress reports presented by European Commissioner Füle regarding the...

March 13, 2014

Event: “Crunch time for the Israeli-Palestinian talks: What are the prospects for peace and where does Europe fit?”

“Crunch time for the Israeli-Palestinian talks: What are the prospects for peace and where does Europe fit?” European Parliament, Friday 21st March Room ASP 3G2, Rue Wiertz 60, 1047 Brussels The European Co...

November 24, 2014

Plenary speech: Export controls of dual-use items

Today, Marietje Schaake spoke in the plenary about the trade in dangerous technologies that can be used to infiltrate computers, spy on users and gather information. The debate was held with the new Commissioner for Trad...

June 25, 2012

Press release: ALDE calls for an EU-USA Free Trade Agreement

The Alliance of Liberals and Democrats welcome the conclusion of the interim report of the EU-USA High Level Working Group on Jobs and Growth, saying that a "comprehensive transatlantic trade and investment agreement" is...

March 15, 2016

No horse trading with Turkey on human rights

Today, the proposal of Member of European Parliament (D66/ALDE) Marietje Schaake to clearly separate the EU-Turkey deal on migration from Turkey’s accession negotiations was adopted by the European Parliament's Foreign A...

October 28, 2010

Parliamentary Question: ACTA — a law enforcement treaty?

Parliamentary questions28 October 2010 E-8847/2010 Question for written answer to the Commission Rule 117 Marietje Schaake (ALDE) Subject: ACTA — a law enforcement treaty? There is public concern worldwide...

April 25, 2013

Press release: MEP: "No time to waste in EU-US trade talks"

This morning, Dutch Member of European Parliament Marietje Schaake (D66/ALDE) and the International Trade Committee of the European Parliament supported starting negotiations between the EU and the US about a trade and i...

November 5, 2016

Why Europe is watching the US presidential race

Europeans are watching the US election with a sense of bewilderment and dreadBy Tony ConnellyEurope EditorWith Europe facing crises on so many levels the fervent hope is that the US election doesn’t make any of the cris...

February 24, 2016

MEP: EU-Tunisia trade agreement important step to support Tunisian transition

Member of the European Parliament, Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66), underlines the importance of the start of negotiations on a trade agreement between the European Union and Tunisia. Today, the European Parliament debates t...

September 17, 2014

Plenary speech on the EU-Canada free trade agreement (CETA)

On 16 September, Marietje Schaake spoke in the plenary meeting about the EU-Canada free trade agreement (CETA). Marietje Schaake (ALDE). – Mr President, after five years of intense negotiations, reaching...

November 10, 2010

Press release: Mixed progress for Western Balkan accession hopes

Yesterday the European Commission published its report on progress made by those countries applying for EU membership. Vice-Chair of the EP Delegation to South-East Europe and rapporteur on EU-Serbian relations, Jelko Ka...

January 29, 2015

Reactie D66-Europarlementariër Marietje Schaake op meer transparantie ISDS

De Europese Commissie heeft vandaag voorgesteld om de VN-regels over transparantie in investeerder-staat geschillen beslechting (ISDS) onder internationale handelsverdragen toe te passen op de 1300 investeringsverdragen...

April 18, 2018

EU Commission slams Turkey in annual report on country's accession prospects

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December 2, 2015

MEP: Conclusion negotiations EU-Vietnam trade deal good step

Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake welcomes the conclusion of the bilateral trade agreement between the EU and Vietnam which the European Commission and the Vietnamese government will today. Schaake: "Thi...

January 20, 2014

MEP: International investigation into Turkey's rule of law needed

Ahead of Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan´s visit to Brussels, Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66), calls for an independent international investigation into the rule of law in Turkey in light of...

January 21, 2014

Media: MEP: International investigation into Turkey's rule of law needed - Today's Zaman

Ahead of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's visit to Brussels, Dutch member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake, from the Democrats 66 party, has called for an independent international investigation into the...

June 6, 2013

EU should listen to demonstrators, and engage not estrange Turkey

Since the demonstrations broke out in Turkey last week, an unprecedented number of articles have been published highlighting the deeper causes of people's grievances. Many analyses suggest that the problems with the rule...

September 16, 2013

Speech at BKB Lecture 2014: Polarisation, and how the EU lost the progressives in Turkey

On September 13th 2013, Marietje Schaake gave a reaction to the 5th BKB Lecture by Turkish politician Safak Pavey. The full text of Marietje Schaake's speech can be found below. Polarisation, and how the EU lo...

September 14, 2017

​ Europe to set global trade standards

Commissioner Malmström will today further elaborate on the wide range of initiatives in the field of trade that were presented in the State of the Union yesterday. Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake (ALDE...

March 12, 2014

MEP: Syria should be EU human rights priority

Dutch Member of the European Parliament, Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66), wants the EU to treat the Syrian crisis as an absolute priority. Today the European Parliament will debate about the EU's priorities for the United Na...

April 15, 2015

Media (The Wall Street Journal) - European Governments, Parliament Still Far Apart on Net Neutrality

This article was published on 15 April 2015 on The Wall Street Journal. By Valentina Pop.It’s two years on and lawmakers in the European Parliament are still at odds with national governments about proposed European Unio...

February 5, 2016

European Conference (Harvard Kennedy School)

On February 20, Marietje Schaake will participate in the European Conference at Harvard Kennedy School, in the following panel: The Future of the Transatlantic Relations after the US Presidential Elections The goa...

June 24, 2013

EU foreign ministers to decide on Turkey’s membership talks - Euractiv

The Turkish government's handling of protests that have rocked the country for the past three weeks have strained relations with the EU, and a decision to take another step in Ankara’s accession talks, expected t...

December 10, 2012

European Parliament endorses first ever Digital Freedom Strategy

A large majority of the European Parliament today endorsed the first ever Digital Freedom Strategy in the EU's foreign policy. I'm very happy with the wide support my report received. The Parliament now unequivocally...

July 27, 2018

Germany reacts to Juncker-Trump trade deal with cautious relief

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February 3, 2016

Media (Carnegie Europe) - Judy Asks: Will the Next U.S. President Care About Europe?

A selection of experts answer a new question from Judy Dempsey on the foreign and security policy challenges shaping Europe’s role in the world. Judy Asks: Will the Next U.S. President Care About Europe?...

November 1, 2012

Media: Talking to Europe’s most wired politician - Index on Censorship

In a world where digital policy is written by politicians who barely know how to send an email, Marietje Schaake is a breath of fresh air. Marta Cooper meets the pioneering Dutch MEP.Index on Censorship, Marta Cooper, 01...

April 11, 2012

Media: NGOs give EU commission a beating over anti-counterfeit pact

By Nicolaj Nielsen, EUobserver, 11.04.2012 Amnesty Intentional, Oxfam, Reporters without Borders as well as internet rights groups and the Council of Europe all spoke out against the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreemen...

January 22, 2019

EU Lawmaker on Troubled Transatlantic Ties: ‘We Need to Have Contingency Plans in Place’

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November 6, 2012

Media: Digital Freedoms and Human Rights in a Hyper-Connected World - MIND

Read the entire publication below Marietje Schaake, MIND, 06.11.2012 A selection of different developments around technologies and human rights remind us of the vast scope of these emerging crossroads. A video clip...

July 5, 2018

Europe’s copyright fight is just getting started

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December 6, 2016

Holding AI to account: will algorithms ever be free from bias if they're created by humans?

Cecila Malmstrom publicly speaks of torture. On October 4, when the European politician stood up in parliament to give her support for laws banning the export of items used for implementing the de...

June 4, 2013

Media: Erdogan and the Taksim protests: Mismanaging Turkish politics? - Ahram Online

Despite the popularity of Turkish premier Erdogan, Turkey has been witnessing country-wide anti-government protests this weekBassem Ally, Ahram Online, 04.06-2013 The achievements of Islamist prime minister Recep Tayy...

October 3, 2013

Media: Insight: Turkey questions its EU future as Brussels looks to Balkans - Reuters

Turkey has been trying for years to join the European Union, presenting itself as a growing economic and political power and a bridge to Asian and Middle Eastern markets.Adrian Croft, Reuters, 03.10.2013 But the next...

February 19, 2019

EP trade committee votes in favour of opening US trade negotiations

The trade committee of the European Parliament just voted in favour of opening trade negotiations with the United States. Member of the European Parliament Marietje Schaake (D66/ALDE) welcomes the result but emphasizes t...

March 9, 2017

Speech on transatlantic relations at AmCham

On 8 March 2017, Marietje Schaake spoke at an AmCham event on the occasion of the launch of the 2017 transatlantic economy report.Thank you Susan, Ladies and Gentlemen, I appreciate the invitation to share some thoughts...

May 23, 2012

Resolution on the human rights situation in Azerbaijan

Link to adopted resolution The European Parliament, –   having regard to its previous resolutions on the situation in Azerbaijan, in particular those concerning human rights, –   having regard to the recommendat...

February 1, 2018

Is the EU getting trade right?

Judy Asks: Is the EU Getting Trade Right? JUDY DEMPSEY A selection of experts answer a new question from Judy Dempsey on the foreign and security policy challenges shaping Europe’s role in the world. January 31, 2018...

June 18, 2015

“The new geopolitics of energy: winners and losers” (Friends of Europe)

“The new geopolitics of energy: winners and losers” Brussels, July 2nd This event is exclusively for Friends of Europe’s members, EU institution representatives and media. For more information, please visit th...

October 23, 2014

MEP: Grave concerns about Russia's crackdown on civil society and ngo's (Speech & Resolution)

The European Parliament voted today on a resolution urging Russia to stop the crackdown on civil society and non-governmental organizations. It also condemns the way in which the Russian Ministry of Justice interferes wi...

September 18, 2017

Sustaining the Iran Nuclear Deal

Marietje Schaake supported the below statement, alongside 75 other Europeans, which calls on President Trump to preserve the Iran nuclear deal. 76 Europeans call on President Trump to preserve Iran nuclear deal Next m...

June 18, 2015

“The new geopolitics of energy: winners and losers” (Friends of Europe)

“The new geopolitics of energy: winners and losers” Brussels, July 2nd This event is exclusively for Friends of Europe’s members, EU institution representatives and media. For more information, please visit th...

February 15, 2011

Resolution on the situation in Egypt

The European Parliament, –   having regard to its previous resolutions on Egypt, –   having regard to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights of 1966, as ratified by Egypt in 1982, –   having re...

September 18, 2012

Own initiative report on a Digital Freedom Strategy in EU Foreign Policy

MOTION FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION on a Digital Freedom Strategy in EU Foreign Policy (2012/2094(INI)) The European Parliament, –    having regard to the resolution of the UN Human Rights Council of...

June 16, 2010

Resolution on executions in Libya

The European Parliament, –   having regard to its previous resolutions on the abolition of the death penalty and its previous resolutions on annual reports on human rights in the world, notably that of 2008, and the n...

November 10, 2016

MEPs fear for EU-US relations under Trump presidency

https://www.theparliamentmagazine.eu/articles/news/meps-fear-eu-us-relations-under-trump-presidencyIn a shock victory for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, the US president elect in his victory speech calle...

June 16, 2010

Resolution on Nepal

The European Parliament, –   having regard to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948, –   having regard to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) of 1966, –   having regard t...

April 18, 2012

Resolution on the situation in Mali

Link to adopted resolution The European Parliament, –   having regard to the Strategy for Security and Development in the Sahel, adopted in March 2011, –   having regard to the UN Security Council statements on...

July 18, 2018

Germany gains upper hand in European split over Trump trade strategy

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker hope to resolve the dispute with the US president | Ludovic Marin/AFP via Getty Images Only a week before European Commission Pre...

March 13, 2012

Resolution on Kazakhstan

Link to adopted resolution The European Parliament, –   having regard to the general provisions on the Union’s external action laid down in Article 21 TEU, and the procedure for the conclusion of international agre...

November 24, 2010

Resolution on ACTA

The European Parliament, –   having regard to Articles 207 and 218 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, –    having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, and in parti...

May 20, 2013

In Defense of Digital Freedom

This is a translation of an article originally published in Dutch in the International Spectator. Please find the Dutch version here. Cyber everywhere It is impossible to follow the news without being confronted wi...

June 13, 2012

Discussion paper on my report on Digital Freedoms in EU foreign policy - share your thoughts!

Discussion paper  Marietje Schaake MEP (D66/ALDE)  "By vastly expanding the capacity of individuals to enjoy their right to freedom of opinion and expression, which is an “enabler” of other human rights, the Internet b...

October 12, 2016

Iran report - Foreign Affairs committee

MOTION FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTIONon EU strategy towards Iran after the nuclear agreement(2015/2274(INI))The European Parliament,– having regard to the joint statement made by the Vice-P...

December 15, 2011

Resolution on the situation in Syria

Link to adopted resolution The European Parliament , –  having regard to its previous resolutions on Syria, in particular those of 27 October 2011(1) on the situation in Egypt and Syria, in particular of Christian...