The second negotiation meeting between the European Parliament and the Czech Presidency of the EU Council on the regulation creating an ‘anti-coercion’ tool in the European Union took place on Thursday 15 December without any breakthrough in the discussions. The Parliament and the Council are mainly divided on the decision-making process for imposing countermeasures on third countries.
Both sides maintained their respective positions at their second meeting. So much so that the European Commission is preparing new options to put forward, two European sources said.
As a reminder, the Parliament is aligned with the Commission’s initial proposal, which wishes to judge for itself the coercive nature of a third country’s action. The Commission also wants to be able to decide on the measures to be taken against this country, by means of an implementing regulation (see EUROPE 12849/1, 13039/19). The Council, however, wishes to have the final say on the first of these two stages (see EUROPE 13064/5).
The date of the next trilogue is not yet known, but it should be held under the Swedish Presidency of the Council in January. In the meantime, discussions at technical level will take place. (Original version in French by Léa Marchal)