In the European Parliament's international trade committee (INTA) on Monday 5 November, the debate on the free trade and investment protection agreements, signed by the European Union and Singapore on 19 October (see EUROPE 12121), reiterated the well-known political dividing lines.
The centrist fringe of the socialists (S&D), the Christian democrat (EPP) and conservative (ECR) groups and the liberal group (ALDE) support a swift implementation of the free trade agreement.
By contrast, MEPs...