There were no radical paradigm shifts in the answers of Phil Hogan, Commissioner-designate for Trade, to questions from MEPs. But it confirms the movement, initiated by the Juncker Commission, that is gradually shifting the core activity of the Directorate-General for Trade from the negotiation of new free trade agreements (FTAs) to their effective implementation, in order to “ensure that economic prosperity can continue to be generated to the benefit of all our citizens”.
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