On the eve of the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Treaties of Rome, Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström has reaffirmed the EU’s commitment to open trade and stressed the leadership shown by Europe in the multilateral trade system governed by the World Trade organisation (WTO).
“In 1957, six countries vowed to abolish trade barriers between themselves. The EU evolved from this to be 28 member states, soon 27. Since then, the EU has assumed leadership in multilateral fora such...