EXTERNAL ACTION / Trade

Improving EU's ability to compete on a level playing field is a trade challenge rather than a competitive one, according to French experts

Brussels, 03/06/2019 (Agence Europe)

In a note published last May, the Economic Analysis Council (EAC), a committee of experts charged with advising the French government, argued that “Europe must not sacrifice its competition policy”, but rather “bemore demanding in defending its interests and enforcing the rules, while respecting its international commitments”.

While a conference on competition and the digital economy was held in Paris on Monday 3 June in the framework of the OECD and in preparation for the G7, the...