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EU Lawmaker: Early September Is 'Landing Zone' For Deal On EGA

May 5, 2016 at 7:40 PM
Christofer Fjellner, a European Parliament International Trade committee member and vice-coordinator of international trade for the European People's Party, told Inside U.S. Trade this week that some members of the World Trade Organization plurilateral Environmental Goods Agreement are seeking to conclude the deal by the G20 Leaders Summit on Sept. 5-6. But Fjellner and European Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom on May 4 both conceded that China's ambitions for the agreement are lacking compared to those of other negotiating countries. Malmstrom,...


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