During their new session of Parliament on Tuesday 3 September, MEPs discussed Finland's priorities regarding international trade with Ville Skinnari, the country’s minister for international trade(see EUROPE B12293A15).
The Finnish minister, whose country took over the rotating EU Council Presidency on 1 July, called for an open European trade policy that promotes the EU's environmental and social values - a vision that he believes enjoys a "broad consensus” in the EU.
Skinnari said he...