The European Commission's Trade and Investment Barriers Report released on 17 June confirmed the rise in barriers encountered by European companies in foreign markets.

Thanks to the Union's firm response, 123 such barriers have been eliminated since the beginning of the current Commission mandate, bringing the total number to a record high of 425 measures in 59 different countries, and allowing for more than €6 billion extra exports in 2018. China and Russia top the list, with respectively 37 a...