Swedish Official Praises US -EU Trade Agreement

They also listened as the top trade official from the Swedish embassy sang the praises of the proposed trade agreement that has been on the lips of many American and European officials this year.

But the “real meat” of the agreement, according to Andreas von Uexküll, minister-counselor for trade, is in the long-term regulatory integration that it promises for the world’s two largest economies. Officials hope the ambitious pact will yield common standards on issues like auto crash testing, intellectual property enforcement, poultry processing, financial investment and much more.

Though contentious, this process is essential to knitting both sides more tightly together, Mr. von Uexküll said during the event hosted by the Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce of Georgia at Piedmont Park.

The average American businessperson likely knows less about it than the average European. In Sweden, on the other hand, even labor unions favor the agreement, he said. “Here I get a different impression,” he said.

http://www.globalatlanta.com/article/26956/swedish-official-sings-praises-of-us-eu-trade-agreement/

It's hard to support or oppose something that is still so vague.