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CEO Susan Danger talks global trade in London

On Thursday, 1 November Susan Danger, CEO, AmCham EU spoke at a Chatham House event in London. With more than 120 participants, including policy-makers and representatives from civil society, academia and business, the discussion focused on Global Trade in 2018.

A transatlantic conversation on improving timely patient access to healthcare

The safest drug that no one can afford or that arrives too late is of no benefit to a patient.

On Friday, 26 October 2018, AmCham EU hosted a multi-stakeholder transatlantic dialogue with the goal of addressing the ‘access-evidence conundrum’, a key challenge facing healthcare decision-makers on both sides of the Atlantic.

AmCham EU and U.S. Chamber host joint event on global privacy rules

On Tuesday, 23 October, AmCham EU and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce co-hosted an event on international best practices on privacy in the margins of the 40th International Conference of Privacy and Data Protection Commissioners (ICDPPC).

Second annual Privacy Shield review in Brussels

On 18-19 October, representatives from the EU and the US gathered in Brussels for the 2nd annual Privacy Shield review.

US business: Time for critical Brexit deal running out

Following the October EU Council summit, US business reiterates the importance of finalising an EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement as soon as possible to reduce uncertainty for businesses on both sides of the Channel.

US notification to Congress of intent to relaunch transatlantic trade negotiations a positive development for EU-US ties

The US business community welcomes the US government’s formal notification today to the US Congress of its intention to relaunch trade negotiations with the EU.

A global perspective on the Future of Work

The Future of Work will pose significant challenges, but will also present unparalleled opportunities. While conversations on how to prepare for this transition tend to remain EU-focused in Brussels, this issue affects countries around the world.

Delegations to Paris and Strasbourg focus on finance, climate and mobility

On Monday, 1 to Wednesday, 3 October 2018, delegations from AmCham EU’s Financial Services and Transport, Energy and Climate Committees headed to Paris and Strasbourg to discuss a number of key issues with policy-makers.

Joint industry statement on WTO e-commerce cooperation

Global industry welcomed the announcement at the Eleventh WTO Ministerial that 70 WTO economies would begin work ‘towards future WTO negotiations on trade-related aspects of electronic commerce’.