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Paper est une contribution de Pawel Swieboda (demosEUROPA) au
projet Think Global – Act European (TGAE). Thinking Strategically
about the EU’s external action dirigé par Notre Europe – Institut
Jacques Delors (rapport disponible en Avril 2013, dir. Elvire Fabry,
Chercheur Senior, Notre Europe – Institut Jacques Delors).

« A new transatlantic momentum has been
set in motion by the economic crisis. Both the US and the EU need every impulse
for growth they can find. Their effort can also help to create a single global
market based on regulatory convergence, equality of rights and responsibilities,
and a level-playing field. The success of TAFTA, the new trade and investment
agreement which is being launched, is necessary if the US and the EU want to
take advantage of their predominant role in the international economic system.
In parallel, the EU and the US need to better understand each other’s
macroeconomic policies with a view to improved coordination which is required by
their structural interdependence. Finally, the jury is still out on whether the
EU and the US can come to a joint understanding on issues of energy and climate
change. Research collaboration on new technologies can help to bridge the
existing policy gap. »