What Liesje spoke about.

Mr President, digital platforms have many advantages, for both entrepreneurs and consumers. Especially during the coronavirus crisis, it is good that entrepreneurs can easily offer their products that they normally sell in their stores via platforms. That is good news, but we have allowed these platforms to set their own rules for far too long. And when its platforms start to do what they are good

Madam President, having heard my colleagues here this evening, I think I can safely say that although we do not agree on everything, we do agree on the need to reform the WTO. When the rules of the game do not fit the need of the players anymore, you do not start cheating or stop playing. No, you make new rules, and that is what we have to do as soon as possible. Commissioner, you’ve heard so many

Mr President, last week we visited the US, where we met with our counterparts in the US Congress, with high officials in executive branches and with European as well as American businesses. It was great to see the Trade and Technology Council (TTC) being embraced in such a great way, in a bipartisan way. If I didn’t know any better, I would have thought that it was an American idea to begin with,

Mr President, one year ago today we were in high anticipation of the approaching US elections and all hoping for a new wind to blow through Washington, DC, hoping to reconnect with our old partner and ally and hoping for new opportunities to work together. Some of these hopes have yet to come true. Now, one year later, this new opportunity presented itself – the new Trade and Tech Council. A timel

Mr President, this is actually quite simple. When you decide to join the European Union you sign up to its Treaties, to our values and principles. This is not a kind of pick-and-choose situation. It’s not an à la carte menu. When you become a member you sign up to all of it. So if you then adopt a law that goes against this, goes against everything we stand for, there will be consequences, and thi