On Wednesday 16 November, the ambassadors of the Member States to the European Union (Coreper) adopted the EU Council’s position on the regulation that will introduce an ‘anti-coercion’ tool, a step that allows the opening of negotiations with the European Parliament (‘trilogues’). MEPs adopted their report in early October (see EUROPE B13039A19). This text should enable the EU to react more effectively when a third country uses economic coercion to interfere with the choices of...