In the conclusions adopted at the opening of the Competitiveness Council on Monday 12 March, EU member states gave their support to the European Commission proposals on protecting International Property Rights (IPR). They also said that they wanted to strengthen their cooperation to fight more efficiently against counterfeiting and piracy.
In connection with the strategy for the single market of October 2015 (see EUROPE 11417, 11419), the Commission presented guidelines at the end of...