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EU Parliament trade panel mulls asking member states to reject U.S. talks

February 4, 2019 at 6:09 PM
The European Parliament’s International Trade Committee is considering a motion that would ask the Council of the EU -- representing the EU’s 28 member states -- to reject negotiating mandates it is considering that would allow the European Commission to formally launch trade talks with the United States. The European Commission submitted two draft mandates to the Council last month. If approved by the member states, the mandates would permit the Commission to enter into negotiations on a deal on...

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