Ref. Ares(2016)259792 - 18/01/2016
Ref. Ares(2017)5324690 - 31/10/2017
From:
MALMSTROM Cecilia (CAB-MALMSTROM)
Sent:
Monday 18 January 2016 17:02
To:
CAB MALMSTROM ARCHIVES
Subject:
FW: TISA Ministerial Meeting in Davos 2016 - ESF Call for swift conclusion of
ambitious agreement
Importance:
High
From: Kerneis Pascal - ESF
[Art. 4.1 b]
Sent: Monday, January 18, 2016 5:00 PM
To: MALMSTROM Cecilia (CAB-MALMSTROM)
Cc: ASENIUS Maria (CAB-MALMSTROM); CEBALLOS BARON Miguel (CAB-MALMSTROM); NYMAN
Jon (CAB-MALMSTROM); DEMARTY Jean-Luc (TRADE); SCHLEGELMILCH Rupert (TRADE);
[Art. 4.1 b]
(TRADE); [Art. 4.1 b]
(TRADE); MUNGENGOVA Jolana (CAB-
MALMSTROM)
Subject: TISA Ministerial Meeting in Davos 2016 - ESF Call for swift conclusion of ambitious
agreement
Importance: High
Dear Commissioner Malmström,
Allow me first to wish you all the best wishes for 2016! The European Services Forum (ESF)
welcomed The Commission’s recent Communication on “Trade for All” and will provide written
comments very shortly.
Meanwhile, we understand that you and other Trade Ministers from countries participating in
the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA) negotiations will hold a working breakfast in Davos next
week before the traditional Trade Ministers’ mini-ministerial on the margins of the World
Economic Forum meeting.
As you know, the ESF is a strong supporter of TiSA and we would like to encourage you to take
this opportunity to underline the European Union’s determination that these plurilateral
negotiations should be concluded by the end of this year. The EU is one of the most active
players in the TiSA talks. It is therefore well positioned to invite all the participating countries to
make their utmost efforts to bring these discussions to a close in the near future, subject of
course to achieving ambitious rules and market-opening commitments, while keeping the door
open to other countries to participate in TiSA if they are ready to match the same level of
ambition.
Yours sincerely,
Sir Thomas Harris
ESF Chairman
Sent by:
Pascal Kerneis
Managing Director
European Services Forum (ESF)
168, Avenue de Cortenbergh
B - 1000 - Brussels
Tel: +322 230 75 14
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