The Chairman of the European Parliament’s Committee on International Trade, Bernd Lange, laid the groundwork for the post-crisis anti-globalisation debate by publishing a paper on Tuesday 28 April on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on trade.
“It seems clear that the consequences of the Corona pandemic will lead to a longer-term change in the role of the state, the role of the EU in globalisation”, he asserted.
This reflection is also part of the EU trade policy review process,...