Trends and Challenges for U.S. Companies in the EU:

• The U.S. and EU share the largest bilateral trade and investment relationship in the world. While their approaches to common economic issues often diverge, their longstanding and integrated commercial ties help foster a harmonized and mutually beneficial partnership.
• S. companies hold an important stake in trade issues that arise on both sides of the Atlantic that affect jobs, standards and the regulatory environment.

USCIB’s Response:

• Monitors European political developments that have an impact on U.S. business interests.
• Fosters multilateral work on the transatlantic dialogue.
• Strongly supports the elimination of trade barriers between the U.S. and EU.
• Facilitates the engagement of U.S. business in bilateral dialogues, including the Transatlantic Economic Council, and actively contributes to industry coalitions that follow EU affairs.
• Holds meetings with officials of the European Commission and the U.S. government on issues vetted with members in multilateral forums, including investment, environment and trade liberalization.

News Stories

USCIB Releases 2020 Trade and Investment Policy Priorities (1/14/2020) - Each year the Trade and Investment Committee of the U.S. Council for International Business (USCIB) conducts an extensive consultation process

USCIB Reports on Public Hearing on Digital Services Tax (8/20/2019) - USCIB submitted comments on August 20 to the Section 301 Committee on the Investigation of France’s Digital Services Tax (DST). According

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Press Releases

USCIB Welcomes Treasury White Paper Criticizing EU State Aid Investigations (8/24/2016) - USCIB welcomed the U.S. Treasury’s statement criticizing the European Commission’s ongoing state aid investigations, aimed at recouping prior-year tax benefits.

USCIB Hails Launch of U.S.-EU Trade and Investment Talks (6/17/2013) - New York, N.Y., June 17, 2013 – The United States Council for International Business (USCIB) applauded today’s announcement at the

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