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The EU and the United States
European integration was launched after World War II with the active support of the United States, and the Atlantic partnership has remained firm ever since. A permanent dialogue is carried on between the EU and the US on matters of mutual concern through regular consultations at the highest official levels. As both the EU and the US wish to strengthen mutual cooperation, proposals are being considered on how to improve the transatlantic dialogue. The EU - U.S. solid relationship is founded on strong and enduring ties between the peoples and shared fundamental values, including respect for human rights and individual liberty, democratic government and economic freedoms. When the EU and U.S. work hand-in-hand they can be an engine for positive global change, nurturing the development of democratic regimes, opening trade and investment, working to reduce poverty, and protecting the environment. Transatlantic dialogues An example of the many transatlantic dialogues is the Transatlantic Business Dialogue (TABD). It is an informal process whereby European and American companies and business associations develop joint EU-US trade policy recommendations, working together with the European Commission and US government. The TABD offers an effective framework for enhanced cooperation between the transatlantic business community and the governments of the European Union and United States. For more information about the TABD click
here: The New Transatlantic Agenda In 1995, at the EU-US Summit in Madrid , European Commission President Santer, Spanish Prime Minister González, as President of the European Council, and US President Clinton signed the New Transatlantic Agenda (NTA). This provided a new framework for a partnership of global significance, designed to lend a new quality to the transatlantic relationship, moving it from one of consultation to one of joint action. For more information about the New Transatlantic Agenda click here. Death penalty The European Union (EU) is opposed to the death penalty in all cases and has consistently espoused its universal abolition. In countries that maintain the death penalty, the EU aims at the progressive restriction of its scope and respect for the strict conditions set forth in several international human rights instruments, under which the capital punishment may be used, as well as at the establishment of a moratorium on executions so as to eliminate the death penalty completely. The EU is deeply concerned about the increasing number of executions in the United States of America, all the more since the great majority of executions since reinstatement of the death penalty in 1976 have been carried out in the 1990s. Furthermore, in the US, young offenders who are under 18 years of age at the time of the commission of the crime may be sentenced to death and executed, in clear infringement on internationally recognized human rights norms.
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