Brussels, 19/03/2012 (Agence Europe) - European trade ministers meeting on Friday 16 March, in Brussels, hailed progress made by the Commission and Danish Presidency, in negotiation with the European Parliament, on the draft regulation relating to bilateral investment treaties (BITs), which will implement the changes brought in with the Lisbon Treaty, whereby EU BITs are negotiated by the Commission under EU competence for foreign direct investment.
The text, which was proposed in summer...