26/27 June: economic security, ACI agreement, TTC, EU-New Zealand FTA
At its next meeting on 26 and 27 June 2023, the International Trade Committee (INTA) will vote on the outcome of the negotiations on the anti-coercion instrument following the conclusive 6 June trilogue. Members will also vote on whether to grant temporary trade liberalisation measures to support the Moldovan economy in the wake of the Russian aggression against Ukraine. Members will also vote on the agreement between EU and Chile on tariff rate quotas following Brexit.
INTA members will also vote on opinions to the AFET report on EU-Switzerland relations and to the LIBE report on information security.
The meeting will open with an exchange on the Joint Communication of 20 June 2023 on a "European Economic Security Strategy".
Executive Vice-Presidents Vestager and Dombrovskis will debrief INTA Members on the outcome and deliverables of the last EU-US Trade and Technology Council held in Sweden on 30-31 May.
Members will exchange with DG Trade on the impact of new and upcoming EU sustainability legislation on EU trade relations.
INTA will consider the draft report on the firearms proposal, as well as the draft opinions to the ITRE report on the Net Zero Industry Act and to the DEVE report on transforming extractive industries in developing countries.
On 27 June INTA will hold a public hearing on the EU-New Zealand Trade Agreement.