PARIS, May 10 — France and the Netherlands have joined forces to urge the European Union to enforce environmental and labour standards more forcefully with countries the bloc signs trade deals with, according to a document seen by Reuters. The initiative comes as the EU tries to negotiate a new...
The European Union flag flutters as the ancient Parthenon temple is seen in the background in Athens, Greece, July 4, 2015. Greece’s finance minister accused creditors of trying to ‘terrorise’ Greeks into accepting austerity. — Reuters pic
The involvement of the traditionally strongly pro-free trade Dutch underscores a shift in European thinking on the need to protect domestic industry and jobs, a French diplomat said, as the coronavirus pandemic batters the global economy. “Trade policy instruments can provide additional leverage to the implementation of international environmental and labour standards,” the document said.
The document also says a commitment to the Paris Agreement on climate change must be a pre-requisite for any trade pact. Trump has decided to ditch the climate pact.
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