The European Commission pushed ahead with a formal proposal to extend tariffs on certain Asian shoe imports on Wednesday (2 December), amid new signs that member states are likely to support the measure in a vote later this month.
The move was overseen by the commission's current stand-in trade chief Benita Ferrero-Waldner, who has temporarily taken over the commerce reigns until a new EU executive is up and running early next year.
Former trade commissioner Catherine Ashton to...
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