Fittex

This briefing aims to contribute to the debate on the review of the economic governance framework by drawing lessons from the implementation of the existing provisions, assessing the parliamentary accountability of the EU executive actors and providing specific policy recommendations on its reform.

This paper assesses two vital issues concerning the EU’s trade defence activities. The first aspect concerns a transparency issue and the second pertains to the practical application of the trade defence instruments. On the first aspect, the paper concludes that the Annual Report issued by the European Commission to the European Parliament on trade defence activities needs a fundamental revision in terms of structure, content and timing of its issuance. In its current format the Annual Report fails ...