At a meeting of EU trade ministers in Sofia on Tuesday 27 February, European Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmström unveiled the European Commission's 15-point plan for making the chapters on trade and sustainable development in free trade agreements (FTAs) negotiated by the EU with third countries more effective.
After a debate launched within the EU institutions in July 2017 with a wide range of stakeholders, the Commission identified 15 measures to be set up in order to respond to the...