This public survey is about the negotiation and conclusion of a stand-alone plurilateral agreement on trade in services between the EU and currently 21 WTO-members.
The European Commission published a staff working document on transnational company agreements and is inviting stakeholders to contribute to the discussion on the future of these agreements.
The Regulation requires the Commission to present a report on its application five years after its entry into force. The Commission launched a study which was finalised in October 2010. The responsible Directorate General Enterprise (the SME section) launched mid April 2011 a web-based consultation on the functioning of the European Cooperative Society, to which the ETUC has contributed with a critical assessment. In November 2011 the European Commission summarised the contributions received in a synthesis document. (Jan Cremers, AIAS / SEEurope)