Trade deals with third countries must be fair and balanced and protectionism and unjustified trade barriers must be tackled. That was the message delivered by the European Parliament’s agriculture (AGRI) committee in its “Harnessing globalisation: trade aspects” opinion which was adopted by 33 votes to 2, with 9 abstention, in Brussels on Wednesday 20 June.
The opinion will be scrutinised by the international trade committee, the lead committee on this matter, at its 27 September...