Negotiations between the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union on the proposal to include horizontal safeguard measures in the EU's Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) quickly led to a compromise.
Sealed on Wednesday 28 November, the interinstitutional political agreement makes it possible to rationalise these safeguards and ensure more effective implementation of the measures they provide for (see EUROPE 12124). These measures, which allow for the temporary suspension of...