Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, the TABC mostly resorted to online activities, which included several calls, updates, and discussions, mostly focused on EU-U.S. trade, Brexit issues, and the U.S. election. A full list of our online activities between March and October 2020 is included below:
9 March | Brexit call with Piers Coleman (K&L Gates) and Sebastian Remøy (Kreab) |
19 March | Call with Office of the U.S. Trade Representative Deputies |
31 March | Call with Erland Herfindahl, new trade representative at the U.S. Mission in Brussels |
29 April | Brexit call with Piers Coleman (K&L Gates) and Sebastian Remøy (Kreab) |
30 April | Call with Ambassador Dennis Shea, USTR, U.S. Representative to the WTO |
5 May | Call with Cristina Rueda-Catry, Member of Cabinet of former EU Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan |
20 May | Brexit call with Stefaan De Rynck (European Commission’s UK Task Force) |
14 September | Webex Meeting with João Vale de Almeida, EU Ambassador to the UK |
14 October | Update on U.S. elections with former Members of the House of Representatives Bart Gordon and Jeff Denham |
22 October | Discussion on the impact of the Good Friday Agreement on the UK and U.S. trade deal negotiations |