Lords hear evidence from EU Trade Commissioner

Commissioner de Gucht provided the committee with an update on the direction of EU trade policy.  

• Parliament TV: Economic and Financial Affairs, and International Trade
• EU Sub Committee A - Economic and Financial Affairs, and International Trade
• Uncorrected Oral Evidence (6 September 2011)

The committee questioned the Commissioner on issues such as:

• What role he thinks trade can play in increasing the EU's competitiveness following the recent economic crisis
• What the EU is doing to strengthen trade and investment links with major partners such as Russia, China, Japan and the United States
• Why the EU are proposing changes to the generalised tariff preferences scheme that will cut the number of countries eligible to take part

Further information

• About Parliament: Select Committees
• Visiting Parliament: Watch Committees