On Thursday 14 July, MEPs on the European Parliament’s Committee on International Trade (INTA) adopted a resolution (34 votes in favour, 0 against and 4 abstentions) welcoming the European Commission’s new strategy on trade and sustainable development. The Commission presented a long-awaited communication on this issue in June (see EUROPE B12977A13).
The report by Bernd Lange (S&D, German) welcomes the European Commission’s new approach of imposing sustainable development chapters...