On Wednesday 30 May, the European Parliament in Strasbourg adopted the new regulation on EU trade defence instruments, finalising a legislative process begun when the European Commission tabled the proposal in April 2013. It opens the way to entry into force of the new rules on trade defence by early June.
On 16 April, the Council of Ministers of the EU had adopted the final version of the regulation resulting from the interinstitutional agreement on 5 December 2017 (see EUROPE 11931,...