Removing illusory objectives. EU trade policy is experiencing a mixture of new ambitions and dynamism. This is mainly due to the new powers granted to the European Parliament and the action taken by the European commissioner for trade, Karel De Gucht. The commissioner is proactive and he knows what he wants. Thanks to him, ambitious projects are being discussed with several non-EU countries and old projects are being relaunched. Notwithstanding these positive developments, it is also...