Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 7 December 2016
283. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on whether the TTIP is now in jeopardy in view of the fact that President elect Donald Trump spoke against it during his campaign; and her further views on whether this will be discussed at the next EU Council. [35167/16]
View answerFollowing the recent US Presidential election and the change of administration there will now be a natural pause in the EU-US partnership agreement negotiation rounds until the new US administration is appointed in 2017.
At a meeting on the 11th November 2016, the Foreign Affairs Council discussed the recent developments and state of play in the negotiations. The next steps in these negotiations will need to be assessed once the new US administration is in place.
The EU Commission has written the President elect Trump extending an invitation to visit Europe for an EU-US Summit to chart the course of our relations for the next four years.
I support building on and consolidating what has been agreed with the current US administration, particularly in relation to regulatory cooperation. A lot of good and beneficial work has already been done so it is important to capture what has been achieved and to see what further practical cooperation can be pursued in the future.
It is not expected that the EU-US partnership agreement will be discussed at the European Council in December.
