§ Dr. StarkeyTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what progress has been made by European Commission officials in their technical talks with Israel on the problems identified in the communication on EC/Israel trade and regional cumulation of origin whose recommendations were adopted at the General Affairs Council in Luxembourg on 29 June. [57080]
§ Ms QuinFollowing the conclusions of the 29 June General Affairs Council, European Commission officials have been pursuing the issues identified in the Communication in technical talks with Israel. A team of Commission officials visited Israel and the Occupied Territories on 14–20 September for a fact-finding mission. The Commission and Member States are now reflecting on follow-up to this mission.