There is good hope that a compromise can be reached on the report on the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Singapore. As for the Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) with the city-state, the path may be more winding.
This is what emerged from the debates on the two reports drawn up by David Martin (S&D, UK) on Monday 3 December in the European Parliament's Committee on International Trade (INTA).
According to Mr Martin, the 116 amendments to the FTA report focus on four main areas.
First of...