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"Mr President, I would firstly like to congratulate you on your election and to welcome back the Prime Minister of Malta.
Apart from the many important issues that we have already discussed this morning, there is a great opportunity under the Maltese Presidency to make progress on international trade issues. I welcome the fact that the Council has reached agreement on trade defence instruments (TDI), but it has to be noted that this is quite far from Parliament’s 2014 position. I hope his government will show flexibility in trying to find a compromise between the institutions.
Secondly, there is a proposal addressing China’s market economy status (MES), and for us this is a crucial file. Together with TDI reform, they are vital in defending European jobs, not just in the steel industry, but more widely. So I hope that, on both TDI and China’s MES, we can work closely and make significant progress. Also during your Presidency, in the trade area we expect the European Court of Justice to release the EU—Singapore free trade agreement (FTA) ruling. If the opinion of the Advocate General is confirmed, this will mean that it is a mixed agreement. That means that our trade credibility with our negotiating partners could be threatened, and I hope that at that point you would call for a discussion between Parliament, Commission and Council to find a way forward on this issue."@en1
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