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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11475

26 January 2016
Contents Publication in full By article 10 / 22
EXTERNAL ACTION / (ae) trade
Dutch Presidency asked to stimulate debate on granting China market economy status

Brussels, 25/01/2016 (Agence Europe) - On Monday 25 January, the Dutch trade minister Lilianne Ploumen did not make a brilliant success of presenting the trade priorities of the Dutch Presidency's of the EU to the European Parliament's relevant committee, as she was particularly jostled on the sensitive issue of the EU granting China market economy status.

“Market economy status for China is an important priority. We need to have a responsible position”, she said in answer to Daniel...