Number: RL30608 Title: EU-U.S. Economic Ties: Framework, Scope, and Magnitude Authors: William H. Cooper, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Abstract: U.S. and EU policymakers are likely to face the task of how to manage the increasingly complex bilateral economic relationship in ways that maximize benefits and keep frictions to a minimum, including developing new frameworks. For Members during the second session of the 110th Congress, it could mean weighing the benefits of greater economic integration against the costs to constituents in the context of overall U.S. national interests. Pages: 9 Date: June 12, 2008