It’s good to talk about TTIP
13.10.2014, 00:00
13.10.2014, 00:00
13.10.2014, 00:00
Given the potential impact of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment
Partnership (TTIP) on Poland, it is vital to promote public discussion
about the agreement – agreed participants in a conference titled: Transatlantic Renaissance? Impact of the EU-U.S. Trade Agreement,
which took place with the participation of students from different
Warsaw universities. The discussion focused on the biggest questions
surrounding TTIP.
Given the potential impact of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) on Poland, it is vital to promote public discussion about the agreement – agreed participants in a conference titled: Transatlantic Renaissance? Impact of the EU-U.S. Trade Agreement, which took place with the participation of students from different Warsaw universities. The discussion focused on the biggest questions surrounding TTIP.
Ewa Synowiec, director of the EU Commission Representation in Poland highlighted that the Commission is negotiating the deal on the basis of a wide negotiation mandate (made available to the public at the beginning of October), and consultations with Member States are ongoing.
According to Mieczysław Nogaj, the director of the Trade Policy Department at the Polish Ministry of the Economy, TTIP will create development opportunities for the Polish economy. First, small and medium sized enterprises will benefit from the easier trading conditions with the U.S. Second, increased competition will be a boon to Polish entrepreneurs, who over the last 25 years have displayed huge innovational abilities.
TTIP is also a chance to increase U.S. investments in the EU, including Poland, according to Dorota Dabrowski, managing director of the American Chamber of Commerce in Poland. American companies have been investing in Poland since the beginning of its economic transformation, and account for over 100,000 jobs on the Polish market.
The political importance of TTIP was highlighted by Anna Barbarzak, director of the Economic Cooperation Department at the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. TTIP is also a geostrategic agreement, which can strengthen the position of the transatlantic community in the global economic order, in which developing countries are playing an ever greater role.
The conference, organised by PISM in cooperation with the British Embassy, the Embassy of Sweden and the Centre for Public Debate of the University of Warsaw, took place on 13th October in the Warsaw University Library. The seminar was opened by British Ambassador Robin Barnett and Ambassador of Sweden Staffan Herrström. The discussion was moderated by PISM analyst Maya Rostowska.
By Maya Rostowska
Photos by Marzena Świderska
Ewa Synowiec, director of the EU Commission Representation in Poland highlighted that the Commission is negotiating the deal on the basis of a wide negotiation mandate (made available to the public at the beginning of October), and consultations with Member States are ongoing.
According to Mieczysław Nogaj, the director of the Trade Policy Department at the Polish Ministry of the Economy, TTIP will create development opportunities for the Polish economy. First, small and medium sized enterprises will benefit from the easier trading conditions with the U.S. Second, increased competition will be a boon to Polish entrepreneurs, who over the last 25 years have displayed huge innovational abilities.
TTIP is also a chance to increase U.S. investments in the EU, including Poland, according to Dorota Dabrowski, managing director of the American Chamber of Commerce in Poland. American companies have been investing in Poland since the beginning of its economic transformation, and account for over 100,000 jobs on the Polish market.
The political importance of TTIP was highlighted by Anna Barbarzak, director of the Economic Cooperation Department at the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. TTIP is also a geostrategic agreement, which can strengthen the position of the transatlantic community in the global economic order, in which developing countries are playing an ever greater role.
The conference, organised by PISM in cooperation with the British Embassy, the Embassy of Sweden and the Centre for Public Debate of the University of Warsaw, took place on 13th October in the Warsaw University Library. The seminar was opened by British Ambassador Robin Barnett and Ambassador of Sweden Staffan Herrström. The discussion was moderated by PISM analyst Maya Rostowska.
By Maya Rostowska
Photos by Marzena Świderska