Member States' ambassadors to the European Union (Coreper) could inherit the thorny issue of the export control regime for dual-use goods, i.e. goods that can be used for both military and civilian purposes. At the meeting on Friday 7 December, their intervention could make it possible to finally adopt the Council's common position.
The European Commission's proposal to modernise the Community system for controlling these exports dates back more than two years (see EUROPE 11634). The...