Since 18 February, new transparency measures have been applied to European trade policy.
Once reputed to be one of the most opaque of European policies, with trade negotiations taking place in camera, European trade policy continues to pursue its efforts at transparency. Under the leadership of Trade Commissioners Cecilia Malmström and then Phil Hogan, the EU has aimed to be a model in this area. “The EU is already the world’s most transparent public authority when it comes to trade...