Costa Leads TLD Congressional Delegation to France

WASHINGTON - Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) released the following statement after leading a bipartisan congressional delegation to Paris, France. The delegation held the 84th Inter-Parliamentary Meeting (IPM) of the Transatlantic Legislators' Dialogue(TLD) focused on strengthening transatlantic cooperation, combating climate change, and supporting Ukrainians defending their sovereignty. Costa is Co-Chairman of the Transatlantic Legislators' Dialogue.

"The transatlantic partnership between the United States and the European Union is our most fundamental economic, security, and strategic relationship," said Costa. "The Transatlantic Legislators' Dialogue is committed to working together to bolster trade relations, combat climate change, and support Ukraine amidst Putin's brutal invasion. Our discussions have further enhanced our legislative dialogue to strengthen this essential relationship and protect democracy around the globe."

During the meeting, the groups exchanged views on the following themes:

• Transatlantic partnership in support of Ukraine.

• Russia's deterrence and transatlantic cooperation in the fight against disinformation.

• Political and trade relations with China.

• The EU-US Transatlantic Dialogue on Trade and Technology.

• Energy Security and Climate Change.

• Political developments and political challenges in the EU and the US.

For more detail on the meeting, read the joint statement of the 84th Inter-Parliamentary meeting of the Transatlantic Legislators' Dialogue here.

The members of the delegation included: Chairman Jim Costa (CA-16), Earl Blumenauer (OR-03), Brendan Boyle (PA-02), Steve Cohen (TN-09), Lloyd Doggett (TX-35), Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11), August Pfluger (TX-11), and Victoria Spartz (IN-05)

The Transatlantic Legislators' Dialoguesupports relationships between members of the U.S. House of Representatives and the European Parliament. The inter-parliamentary group meets twice per year, once in the United States and once in Europe. Created in 1999, the dialogue is committed to bipartisanship and focuses on issues of mutual concern between the United States and the European Union: including trade, economic policy, energy and climate policy, data protection, counterterrorism, and cybersecurity.