Meeting: Foreign Affairs Council, 15 December 2015

A meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council took place on 15 December 2015 in the margins of the 10th World Trade Organization ministerial conference, in Nairobi. The following topics were discussed:

+ Agreeement on a decision establishing the position of the European Union for the conference, regarding export competition, transparency and aspects related to development;

+ Discussion of possible results of this conference, such as the revised Information Technology Agreement and possibly the Environmental Goods Agreement.

• Primary Source

WTO: Tenth WTO Ministerial Conference, 15-18 December 2015 https://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/minist_e/mc10_e/mc10_e.htm

Politico, 14.12.15: Nairobi is make-or-break moment for WTO http://www.politico.eu/article/nairobi-kenya-make-or-break-moment-for-wto-trade-agreement-global-commerce-us-eu/

ESO: Background information: EU-Canada trade negotiating mandate made public http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-eu-canada-trade-negotiating-mandate-made-public/

ESO; Background information: First Council conclusions on the 10th World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-first-council-conclusions-on-the-10th-world-trade-organization-ministerial-conference/

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