EU’s anti-coercive mechanism should include more powers for governments, legal opinion says
By Joanna Sopinska ( September 7, 2022, 09:59 GMT | Insight) -- EU governments should have a say in deciding whether a hostile action taken by a foreign country requires triggering the anti-coercion mechanism proposed by the European Commission last year, according to a legal opinion seen by MLex. The analysis by the legal service of the Council of the EU also rules out restricting access to EU-funded research programs as one of the retaliatory measures against economic coercion.EU governments should have a say in deciding whether a hostile action taken by a foreign country requires triggering the anti-coercion mechanism proposed by the European Commission last year, according to a legal opinion seen by MLex....
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