Brexit and Evolving EU Trade Strategy
“I would say that in the last five years what has really happened is the playout of the new treaty, the Lisbon treaty that came into force in 2010, but it's in this legislature that all the dynamics that were written in there have actually played out.”
In May 2019 the International Trade Committee held a one-off session examining the EU’s approach to trade policy – focusing specifically on the EU’s trade strategy and its current negotiations with countries such as Australia and New Zealand.
Witnesses:
• Roderick Abbott, Senior Adviser on Trade Policy, European Centre for International Political Economy, Former Deputy Director General, World Trade Organization, Former Senior Trade Policy Official and Trade Negotiator, European Commission
• Iana Dreyer, Founder and Editor, Borderlex news service,
• Professor Elaine Fahey, Professor of Law, City, University of London
Link to full session held on Wednesday 22 May 2019
https://parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index...
The International Trade Committee is appointed by the House of Commons to examine the expenditure, administration and policy of the Department for International Trade and its associated public bodies.
This video was first published on Facebook, 24 May 2019 / 1308325562640342