As part of the reflection on the future of Europe that was launched with the publication of a White Paper on 1 March, the European Commission presented guidelines for reflection, on Wednesday 10 May, that are clearly based on free trade dogma, in order to better manage globalisation so that its advantages might benefit all European citizens fairly – and, beyond that, all peoples of the world.
In the face of hostility towards globalisation and a rise in protectionism and isolationism, the...