Memo: Letter of President Barroso to the European Council on the contribution of trade to growth and jobs

The President of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso wrote to his colleagues in the European Council ahead of their meeting later in February 2013 to underline the contribution that trade can make to boost growth and jobs in the European Union.

Attached to the President's letter is a detailed paper that summarises the rationale behind the EU's trade policy, the changing nature of the trade agenda and sets out the main policy orientations the European Union should consider for the future.

SPEECH/13/101: Remarks on the Annual Growth Survey http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-13-101_en.htm

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