07/02/2018 (Agence Europe) – On Wednesday 7 February, the ambassadors of the EU member states (Coreper) confirmed the final compromise text of the political agreement concluded in trialogue on 5 December 2017 between the Estonian Presidency of the EU Council and the negotiators of the European Parliament on the recast of the EU's trade defence instruments – which was proposed by the Commission in April 2013 (see EUROPE 11920). Coreper had already confirmed the principle agreement on 20 December (see EUROPE 11931). The text is now due to be examined by lawyer linguists before being formally adopted – first at the Council, probably in April, then at the European Parliament, probably in May. (EH)