Retooling the Sustainability Standards in EU Free Trade Agreements

ABSTRACT The EU’s weak promotional policy towards sustainability in its free trade arguments is up for revision. Labour and environmental standards need to be tightened. They were given a boost on balance by remarkable panel ruling of January 2021 the long-standing EU–Korea labour dispute. Compliance ought subject regular dispute settlement between governments. Sanctions must added toolbox, going beyond retaliation. Private stakeholders should become more involved monitoring enforcement, both at international domestic level. All this will put an extra responsibility EU Member States protect their force environment as well.