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How to create a link between Wikileaks notes and news in the world?
only a week ago, I rose against the "anti-Wikileaks" explaining that if the mainstream media had made their choices about the content they would serve the good people, it could nonetheless seek to Other themes, such as the Transatlantic Market. So I described in this post (1) the meeting between Congressman Froman Europeans and dignitaries, including Mr. De Gucht, Trade Commissioner, this is what he said in short:
Michael Froman (4) is an influential member in the United States, and this document (5) tells his visit to Brussels where he met the very high technocratic society, including Barroso (President of the Commission) Hedegaard (Climate), Barnier (Market), De Gucht (Commerce), and of course, Council President Herman Von Rompuy. They discuss in particular the TEC.
Froman supports with all his interlocutors " the interest of his Administration that the TRC gives real results. We are open to all ideas, he said, We can reform, restructure or even eliminate the TEC, according to what we identify as the best way to achieve the [secure] concrete progress [...] De Gucht sees the TEC as very important, especially in the context of the expansion of the Chinese economy and the significant trade deficit of the U.S. and the EU [... He] also noted that import duties have fallen, and non-tariff barriers will be the next challenge .
Another official said that some Vanheukelen " until today ' Today, the TEC has not been seen as extremely effective, but it is important to better "De Gucht and to recognize that" there are political problems concerning certain barriers nontariff [what a surprise ...]. It is important that the next meeting of the TEC produces concrete results [...] For that, he added, we must prepare carefully, outside light [out of the spotlight] .Finally
" possible topics could include the TEC Doha, climate, issues related to China / Third World financial regulation .
Interesting: At the end of this paragraph transatlantic, it is reported that Froman was " to agree [...] that the important thing is to ensure that the next meeting will produce significant results to justify the presence of senior officials and stakeholders meet [stakeholders] . "The stakeholders, or stakeholders, Novlang, they are actually lobbyists and pressure groups (see Transatlantic Chronicle # 9 (6) on transatlantic institutions).
Well guess what, thanks to the wall to the top of the UPR (2) , a mine of information, I found this article from AFP (3) :
The United States and the European Union have pledged Friday to "reduce regulatory barriers " them, pledging to work towards the definition common regulations.
" Plus I act in the field of trade and the more I am convinced that to get rid of non-tariff barriers holds much value ," said EU Trade Commissioner, Karel De Gucht , following a meeting in Washington of the Transatlantic Economic Council (TEC).
The "non-tariff barriers " are all measures other than tariffs governing international trade, including technical regulations.
United States and the EU have agreed to work together to define common standards where possible for new technologies, electrical networks " smart" electric cars, etc..
The TEC was established in 2007 to foster " economic convergence" between the two sides of the Atlantic. Mr. De Gucht co-chair with Michael Froman, head of international economics at the National Security Council (NSC) of the United States.
The meeting resulted in agreement on " a set of regulatory principles ," a statement said.
Specifically, efforts must be undertaken on energy efficiency, health, food labeling, electric vehicles and infrastructure associated with them.
The TEC has also been the launch of a joint website against counterfeiting.
" This portal site designed to help European and American companies to exploit the resources in the law of intellectual property, as well as the tools developed on both sides Atlantic , "the statement said.
It was therefore an opportunity to link the news and what was unveiled Wikileaks, which I find beautiful in terms of symbols, in the sense where in the interview which took place in Brussels, we saw that really thought the protagonists, and what we see today in the filter press via AFP.
Gift : on the same page of the UPR, a supporter introduced this link is a video archive EuropeEnImage (taken from FR24 I believe): http://www.europeenimages.net//action- afficherArchives-category - film-982.html
Notes:
(1) The Theory of Everything, Seen on Wikileaks by Liior: http://theorie-du-tout.blogspot.com/2010/ 12/billet-vu-sur-wikileaks.html
(2) FaceBook page of the UPR: http://www.facebook.com/upr.francoisasselineau
(3) The Monde.fr, Trade: U.S. and EU want to work on common regulations , AFP: http://www.lemonde.fr/depeches/2010/12/17/commerce-les -usa-and-the-eu-want-a-work-of-regulation-communes_3214_236_44079391.html
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