The European Commission presented its vision of EU trade policy on Thursday 18 February. According to the European Commissioner for Trade, Valdis Dombrovskis, three watchwords sum up this new strategy: “open, sustainable and assertive”.
The idea is to ensure the EU’s dominance in world trade and to defend its interests first and foremost. “We need a trade policy that supports the Europe’s wider ambitions”, said the Commissioner. Highly anticipating its future relations with...