“The Cyprus Presidency will promote an open, ambitious, balanced, and forward-looking trade agenda”. This is how Cyprus, which has held the Presidency of the Council of the EU since 1 January, intends to frame its work on EU trade policy. The country is thus maintaining its usual line of openness to the EU, without committing itself to concluding or signing any free trade agreements (FTAs) in particular.
The Cyprus Presidency’s priorities include pushing ahead with the ratification...