The EU Ministers responsible for Industry and the Internal Market agreed by a large majority on the need not to turn their backs on one of the founding principles of the European Union, namely its openness to international trade, and to carry out a detailed analysis of strategic sectors before taking action, at an informal 'Competitiveness' meeting on Friday 15 May.
For the Internal Market Commissioner, Thierry Breton, future European action will be structured around a triptych: sovereignty,...