Brussels, 12/03/2013 (Agence Europe) - The EU27 must now amend the negotiating guidelines proposed by the European Commission. The objective is to launch the negotiations by the end of June at the latest.
On 12 March, the college of commissioners adopted the Commission's draft mandate ahead of the EU-United States free trade negotiations that Brussels and Washington agreed in mid-February to conduct (see EUROPE 10785). The draft mandate will now be sent to the Council, which must give its...