The European Parliament has approved the ‘anti-coercion’ tool in its final form after MEPs voted in favour of the text by 578 votes to 24 with 19 abstentions on Tuesday 3 October. The provisional agreement between the European Parliament and the EU Council was reached in June under the Swedish Presidency of the EU Council (see EUROPE B13195A1). Once adopted by the Council, this regulation will enable the EU to impose countermeasures on a third country exercising economic coercion on...