The European Council on 20-21 October will discuss EU trade policy, which has come in for great criticism and hostility from the public over the free-trade deals with Canada (CETA) and the United States (TTIP) and unfair competition from China.
In general, the Council will look at ways of conducting a robust trade policy which benefits from open markets while paying heed to the concerns of citizens. It is expected to call for rapid agreement on updating trade defence instruments in the...