BusinessEurope Secretary-General Philippe de Buck confirmed that the next concrete measure, agreed at the 4 September meeting, will be a round table on the framework for advancing transatlantic economic integration on 2 October. The event will be organised in partnership with the Transatlantic Business Dialogue, the American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union, the Transatlantic Policy Network and the European American Business Council.
Expected attendees will include DG Enterprise Director John Farnell (responsible for the Transatlantic Economic Council in the Commission), a US Government representative (tbc) amd MEPs Elmar Brok (EPP-EDGroup/CDU) and Alexander Graf Lambsdorff (Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe).
According to a BusinessEurope spokesman: "The goal is to assess progress to date with this initiative and provide a boost to ensure the long-term viability of the process. The aim of the meeting is to present the transatlantic business community's priorities for the Transatlantic Economic Council (TEC), assess its progress to date, and discuss the business community's expectations for the TEC meeting scheduled in November."
