It will be co-chaired by European Commission Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager, European Commission Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis, United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken, United States Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, and United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai, joined by European Commissioner Thierry Breton, and hosted by the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
The TTC is a transatlantic forum where both sides coordinate approaches and address key trade and technology issues. The fourth ministerial meeting will focus on topics such as artificial intelligence, emerging technologies, online platforms, sustainable trade, export controls and investment screening as well as trade facilitation.
In the margin of the meeting, the EU and the US representatives will participate in discussions with key stakeholders representing industry, academia, and civil society to discuss key priority areas of the EU-US. Trade and Technology Council and the way forward for its work.
The European Union and the United States launched the EU-US Trade and Technology Council (TTC) at their summit in Brussels on 15 June 2021. The inaugural meeting of the TTC took place in Pittsburgh on 29 September 2021. This was followed by a second summit in Paris on 16 May 2022 and a third summit in College Park, Maryland, in December 2022.