Today the United States and the European Union (EU) mark the 25th anniversary of the first U.S. Open Skies agreement, with the Netherlands and the 10th anniversary of the U.S.-European Union Open Skies Agreement.
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By USEU Mission | 10 July, 2017 | Topics:
Commercial Affairs, Economic Affairs, Economic Issues, Europe & Eurasia, Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & EU
| Tags: aviation, Open Skies, Transatlantic Relations, US-EU
Thank you for inviting me here today. I feel a special connection with this city. My grandparents, mother and uncle set sail from Lisbon in April 1941 aboard the Serpa Pinto, a small Portuguese ship, bound for New York. They were fleeing Italian Fascism and the 1938 Racial Laws in order to seek refuge in ...
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By USEU Mission | 18 November, 2016 | Topics:
Commercial Affairs, Economic Affairs, Former U.S. Ambassadors, Trade, TTIP, U.S. & EU
| Tags: SMEs
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker joined European Union Commissioner Věra Jourová to announce the approval of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework. The Framework is a milestone achievement that will provide strong data privacy and facilitate more trade and job creating investments in both the U.S. and Europe.
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By USEU Mission | 12 July, 2016 | Topics:
Commercial Affairs, Cyber Issues, Press Releases, Trade, U.S. & EU
| Tags: data privacy, Jourova, Pritzker, Privacy Shield, Safe harbor
It is good to be back in Dublin. Although I can’t claim any Irish ancestry, my Spanish wife is a Mac-Crohon with strong Irish roots in County Kerry. So my better half is indeed better. It is a relief to be here and not have to talk about the U.S. election campaign. As a representative ...
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By USEU Mission | 5 July, 2016 | Topics:
Commercial Affairs, Defense, Economic Issues, Former U.S. Ambassadors, Human Rights, Political Affairs, Speeches, Trade, TTIP, U.S. & EU
| Tags: Ambassador Gardner, AmCham Dublin, data privacy, Digital single market, sanctions, Trade, transatlantic relationship
Data drives the modern economy. It should by now be clear to all of us that for the full potential of the digital economy to be realized, governments, the private sector, and civil society need to work together, to collaborate to strike an appropriate balance that respects fundamental rights of individuals and allows continued innovation ...
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By USEU Mission | 25 May, 2016 | Topics:
Commercial Affairs, Cyber Issues, Former U.S. Ambassadors, Speeches, Trade, TTIP
| Tags: AmCham Belgium, data protection, DPPA, DSM, Gardner, Privacy Shield, Safe harbor, TTIP
Thank you for the introduction. I am pleased to be here because the topic of this conference is of fundamental importance to the future of our economies in Europe and the United States; and it also represents a major opportunity for transatlantic collaboration. The scale of the opportunities and challenges related to the Internet of ...
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By USEU Mission | 18 May, 2016 | Topics:
Commercial Affairs, Cyber Issues, Economic Issues, Former U.S. Ambassadors, Speeches, U.S. & EU
| Tags: Ambassador Gardner, Internet of Things, Internet of things European Summit, transatlantic relationship
Thank you for the kind introduction. As many of you know, Ambassador Burns and I were close colleagues at the State Department. Bill is an American treasure, one of the great diplomats of our day, and a good friend. It is a pleasure to be here with him and all of you today. And thank ...
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By USEU Mission | 30 March, 2016 | Topics:
Commercial Affairs, Defense, Economic Affairs, Economic Issues, Human Rights, Trade
| Tags: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Jack Lew, Russia, sanctions, Speech, Trade
It is always a pleasure to be at Amcham. Thank you to the superb team at AmChamEU and each of the Member State AmChams for all the excellent work you do to promote the interests of American companies in Europe. It is a relief to be here and not have to talk about the U.S. ...
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By USEU Mission | 17 March, 2016 | Topics:
Business, Commercial Affairs, Cyber Issues, Economic Affairs, Europe & Eurasia, Former U.S. Ambassadors, Human Rights, TTIP, U.S. & EU
| Tags: Ambassador Gardner, AmCham, AmCham Transatlantic conference, Brexit, data privacy, sanctions, TTIP
By USEU Mission | 29 February, 2016 | Topics:
Commercial Affairs, Cyber Issues, Press Releases, U.S. & EU
| Tags: data, EU-US Umbrella Agreement, Press release, Privacy Shield, Transatlantic data flow, US-EU, US-EU agreements
First of all, let me express my thanks to Ignacio and his European Commission colleagues for graciously hosting us during the 12th round of T-TIP negotiations here in Brussels. We really appreciate all they did to facilitate the progress we achieved this week. When Ambassador Froman and EU Trade Commissioner Malmstrom met in Washington last ...
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By USEU Mission | 26 February, 2016 | Topics:
Commercial Affairs, Economic Affairs, Speeches, Trade, TTIP, U.S. & EU
| Tags: customs and trade facillitation, Froman, Malmstrom, Press conference, promote greater compatability, tariffs, Trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership, transatlantic partnership, TTIP
The President: Well, I want to congratulate the members of Congress who are standing behind me here today. The bill I’m about to sign is entitled the Judicial Redress Act bill. And what it does in the simplest terms is makes sure that everybody’s data is protected in the strongest possible way with our privacy ...
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By USEU Mission | 24 February, 2016 | Topics:
Commercial Affairs, Cyber Issues, Economic Affairs, Events, Former U.S. Government Leaders, Speeches, Trade, U.S. & EU
| Tags: Barack Obama, data privacy, Judicial Redress Act, Privacy Council, privacy laws, Privacy Shield, protecting data, Trade
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker delivered the following statement on the completion of the EU- U.S. Privacy Shield. “This historic agreement is a major achievement for privacy and for businesses on both sides of the Atlantic. It provides certainty that will help grow the digital economy by ensuring that thousands of European and ...
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By USEU Mission | 2 February, 2016 | Topics:
Commercial Affairs, Cyber Issues, Press Releases, Trade, U.S. & EU
| Tags: Jourova, Press release, Pritzker, Privacy Shield, Safe harbor, transatlantic relationship
How do you see the landscape for American tech companies in Europe? It’s hard to generalize about American tech companies in Europe. But what I can say is that many have been through to see me. And the vast majority of those companies have expressed a high degree of support for the digital single market ...
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By USEU Mission | 28 September, 2015 | Topics:
Commercial Affairs, Cyber Issues, Former U.S. Ambassadors, News, Trade, TTIP
| Tags: Anthony Gardner, business, Foreign Trade, interview, Politico, Russia, Snowden, TTIP
Sehr geehrter Herr Kauder, sehr geehrte Frau Hasselfeldt, sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, wir begrüßen und schätzen die Unterstützung der deutschen Bundesregierung, einschließlich Kanzlerin Merkel und der CDU/CSU-Fraktion im Bundestag, für TTIP. Auf beiden Seiten des Atlantiks gibt es bedeutende politische Unterstützung für ein ambitioniertes Abkommen. Auf dem G7-Gipfel in Deutschland im vergangenen Juli haben ...
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By USEU Mission | 21 September, 2015 | Topics:
Commercial Affairs, Former U.S. Ambassadors, Trade, TTIP, U.S. & EU
| Tags: Anthony Gardner, Commerce, German Bundestag, TTIP
Thank you for that kind introduction. It is a pleasure to be here today with you for my second UNconvention. The U.S. Mission to the European Union has worked with the European Young Innovators Forum for a number of years, and I am glad that we are again a partner of this important event. Last ...
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By USEU Mission | 1 July, 2015 | Topics:
Commercial Affairs, Cyber Issues, Former U.S. Ambassadors, Speeches, U.S. & EU
| Tags: Anthony Gardner, data flows, Digital single market, technology companies, UNconvention
Thank you. It is a pleasure for me and my wife Sandra to welcome you this evening on behalf of the U.S. Mission to the European Union for an exclusive screening of the newest Disney-Pixar creation, Inside Out. We are grateful for the support of our partners in presenting tonight’s film, especially to Thomas Spiller ...
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By USEU Mission | 26 June, 2015 | Topics:
Commercial Affairs, Events, Former U.S. Ambassadors, Speeches
| Tags: Anthony Gardner, digital economy, Disney, Transatlantic policy network, USEU
By USEU Mission | 21 May, 2015 | Topics:
Business, Commercial Affairs, Former U.S. Ambassadors, Speeches, U.S. & EU
| Tags: Ambassador Gardner, Anthony Gardner, economic growth, Entrepreneurship, financing ventures, firms, job creation, Katainen, USEU
Ambassador Gardner’s blog and
Summary of Event Ambassador Anthony L. Gardner hosted a U.S.-EU Dialogue on Making Ventures Grow on May 5 in cooperation with EBAN, the European Trade Association for Business Angels, Seed Funds and Early Stage Market Players, which brought together public policy and private sector experts to discuss ways to expand and accelerate financing of high-growth ventures as ...
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By USEU Mission | 5 May, 2015 | Topics:
Commercial Affairs, Economic Issues, Events, Former U.S. Ambassadors, Science & Tech, Trade
| Tags: Anthony Gardner, Capital Market Union, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Karen Wilson, Katainen, U.S. - EU dialogue
Remarks by U.S. Ambassador to the EU Anthony Gardner February 28, 2015 Thank you for the introduction. It is great to be back at Harvard, where I spent four happy years of my life. I majored in Government, with significant emphasis on Slavic Studies, both of which are proving rather relevant at the moment. Antony ...
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By USEU Mission | 28 February, 2015 | Topics:
Commercial Affairs, Cyber Issues, Europe & Eurasia, Former U.S. Ambassadors, Law Enforcement, Speeches, Trade, TTIP, U.S. & EU
| Tags: Anthony Gardner, CVE, Harvard, Russia, Safe harbor, Schengen, Speech, Trade, TTIP, Ukraine
Remarks by U.S. Ambassador to the EU Gardner Mackenzie Stuart Lecture, Cambridge University January 29, 2015 (As prepared for delivery) (
Audio of lecture ) Introduction Thank you, Professor Hill, for that introduction. Thanks as well to Professor Armstrong and the Centre for European Legal Studies, and to Shearman & Sterling, for giving me the opportunity to deliver ...
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By USEU Mission | 29 January, 2015 | Topics:
Commercial Affairs, Cyber Issues, Europe & Eurasia, Former U.S. Ambassadors, Speeches
| Tags: Anthony Gardner, CVE, data privacy, EEAS, Iran, legal, Russia, Safe harbor, sanctions, Snowden
Good morning, Daniel, Kim, Daniele, Antonio, SME Envoys, Ladies and Gentlemen. Let me note what a pleasure it is to share the stage with Daniel Calleja. Daniel and I first met in Brussels 20 years ago, when he was Chief of Staff to Commissioner Oreja and I was working on EU affairs in the White ...
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By USEU Mission | 3 October, 2014 | Topics:
Commercial Affairs, Former U.S. Ambassadors, Speeches, Trade, TTIP, U.S. & EU
| Tags: Anthony Gardner, EU SME Envoy Assemby, SMEs, Speech, Trade, TTIP
Thank you for that kind introduction. It is a pleasure to be here today. I know that the U.S. Mission to the European Union has worked with the European Young Innovators’ Forum for a number of years, and I am proud that we are a partner of this important event. Although I have never been ...
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By USEU Mission | 24 September, 2014 | Topics:
Commercial Affairs, Former U.S. Ambassadors, Science & Tech, Speeches
| Tags: Anthony Gardner, digital Europe, Speech, Young Innovators' forum
By USEU Mission | 10 October, 2012 | Topics:
Commercial Affairs, Cyber Issues, Speeches, Study in the U.S.
| Tags: Cameron F. Kerry, data protection, digital and global world, European Committee, transatlantic relationship
Below is a press release issued by the European Commission: IP/04/218 A group of political members of the Transatlantic Policy Network (TPN) met today with President Romano Prodi to present TPN’s recently published set of recommendations to strengthen Transatlantic partnership (footnote). The TPN group included Members of European Parliament Elmar Brok, James Elles and Erika ...
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By USEU Mission | 18 February, 2004 | Topics:
Commercial Affairs, Defense, Press Releases, Trade, U.S. & EU
| Tags: Bob Goodlatte, Elmar Brok, Erika Mann, James Elles, Rockwell Schnabel, Romano Prodi, TPN, Transatlantic Leadership Summit, Transatlantic policy network
I. Promoting Peace and Stability, Democracy and Development Around the World II. Responding to Global Challenges III. Conbtributing to the Expansion of World Trade and Closer Economic Relations IV. Builiding Bridges Across the Atlantic V. Parliamentary Links VI. Implementing Agenda We, the United States of America and the European Union, affirm our conviction that the ...
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By USEU Mission | 5 December, 1995 | Topics:
Business, Commercial Affairs, Defense, Economic Affairs, Environment, Human Rights, Key Documents, Success Stories, Trade, U.S. & EU
| Tags: NATO, new transatlantic agenda
The United States of America on one side and, on the other, the European Community and its member States, Mindful of their common heritage and of their close historical, political, economic and cultural ties, Guided by their faith in the values of human dignity, intellectual freedom and civil liberties, and in the democratic institutions which ...
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By USEU Mission | 1 December, 1990 | Topics:
Commercial Affairs, Defense, Economic Affairs, Europe & Eurasia, Key Documents, Trade, U.S. & EU
| Tags: Common Heritage, Declaration, European Community, U.S.-EC relations
