The European Commission proposed on Wednesday giving the European Union the power to impose sanctions on future free trade agreement partners that disregard labour and environmental standards.
Many of the EU's existing deals, such as with Canada and Japan, and those negotiated but not yet in force, such as with Mexico and Chile, already have such chapters on sustainability.
The Commission, which oversees trade for the 27 EU members, largely agreed at the end of a year-long review. EU Trade Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis told a news conference that a planned trade pact with New Zealand would likely be the first with the new sanctions system. Sanctions would be triggered for breaching the Paris climate change agreement or the core principles of the International Labour Organization.
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