EU round up - MEPs call for maintenance of titanium dioxide duties under TTIP deal

摘要

The European Parliament's industry, research and energy committee has called for the maintenance of tariffs protecting energy intensive industries in the European Union (EU), such as the manufacture of key paint ingredient titanium dioxide (TiO2), following trade deal talks with the USA. This committee is one of 14 that will be giving detailed opinions in the coming weeks on the negotiations to force a Transatlantic Trade & Investment Partnership (TTIP) agreement between the EU and USA. These talks are being handled for the EU by the European Commission.