EuroCommerce welcomes the new Generalised System of Preferencesi (GSP) published today in the EU’s Official Journal. More than one year ahead of its application, it gives European importers and retailers the planning certainty they need. So far, this has not always been the case in European trade policy.
The second round of parliamentary elections in Lithuania took place on Sunday and confirmed success for two ELDR member parties who combined won more seats than their competitors.
The European Parliament today welcomed Russia's accession to the World Trade Organisation and the EPP Group underlined that in order to benefit from this strong potential, it is of the utmost importance that Russia fully lives up to the obligations of the WTO.