Trade Policy and Public Procurement in the EU: CETA and TTIP

Abstract

The Treaty of Lisbon has significantly bolstered the European Union’s competences in the area of external trade policy. Notably, the European Commission now enjoys the exclusive right to lead the negotiations about international trade agreements, while the European Parliament has the right to veto such an agreement. Against this backdrop, the panel explores a range of topics raised by CETA and TTIP, the two transatlantic trade agreements lively debated and contested among the publics on either side of the Atlantic. As regards the implications for democratic governance, the panel addresses the feasibility of parliamentary oversight and scrutiny, the potentially catalyzing effect of EP involvement for shoring up civil society input, and determinants of MEP’s voting behavior in the realm of trade policy. As regards the implications for public policy, the panel addresses both the potential effects of abolishing tariffs as well as the causes of fragmentation in defense procurement, a particularly sensitive area of public procurement.

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