Ahead of an orientation debate on EU trade policy to take place at the College of Commissioners on Wednesday 6 September, the European retail, wholesale and international trade association, EuroCommerce, has published a report against protectionism, speaking out against the risks both for free trade at global level and for the single market – "two elements that should be strengthened rather than undermined in order to improve growth and jobs", it states.
Since 2011 countries throughout...