The European People's Party group (EPP Group) has hosted a hearing on the Environmental Goods Agreement (EGA) – a trade negotiation currently underway between 17 members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) aimed at removing barriers to trade in environmental goods.
The hearing featured key note speeches from Cecilia Malmström (European Commissioner for Trade) and Hamish McCormick (Australia’s Ambassador to the WTO).
ICTSD was represented by Peter Brun, Managing Director of the SETI-Alliance, who spoke about the opportunities arising from the EGA.