Singapore | Brussels, 20 November 2020 Civil society representatives from employers, unions, labour and business organisations, environmental groups and other relevant civil society organisations are invited to an online meeting of the Trade and …
Enforcement and protection | Brussels, 16 November 2020 The European Commission has today launched a new complaints system for reporting market access barriers and breaches of Trade and Sustainable Development commitments in the EU’s trade agreements and …
Agreements | Brussels, 12 November 2020 The 4th Annual Report on the Implementation of the European Union’s Trade Agreements in 2019 published today shows the benefits of our expanding global trade network. Despite tensions in the global trade arena, the …
Euro-Mediterranean partnership | Joint press release, 10 November 2020 The 42 member countries of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) convened today by videoconference for the 11th Trade Ministerial Conference to launch three new trade and investment …
Dual use controls | Brussels, 9 November 2020 The European Commission welcomes the agreement reached today by the European Parliament and the Council on its proposal for a modernisation of EU export controls on sensitive dual-use goods and technologies. …
Dispute settlement | Brussels, 9 November 2020 The European Commission’s regulation increasing tariffs on U.S. exports into the EU worth $4 billion will be published in the Official Journal of the EU. The countermeasures have been agreed by EU Member …
Investment | Brussels, 6 November 2020 The European Commission and the Member States participated in the third negotiation round on the modernisation of the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) that took place from 3 until 6 November by videoconference. In this …
Trade defence | Brussels, 4 November 2020 As from today, the Commission is introducing surveillance of imports into the EU of renewable fuel ethanol (‘bioethanol’). In the context of the economic downturn caused by COVID-19, imports of bioethanol have …
Proposal for a Regulation Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Council Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 by granting a Union General Export Authorisation for the export of certain dual-use items from the Union to the …
Central America 24 November 2020 Representatives from trade unions, business organisations, environmental groups and other civil society organisations are invited to the online public session of the Dialogue with Civil Society on Trade and Sustainable …
Enforcement | Brussels, 28 October 2020 Today, the European Commission, the European Parliament and the Council reached a political agreement on reinforcing the EU’s Enforcement Regulation. As part of the agreement, the Commission committed to developing …
Goods and services | Brussels, 26 October 2020 European Commission Executive Vice-President and Commissioner for Trade Valdis Dombrovskis chaired today a ministerial videoconference meeting of the Global Forum on Steel Excess Capacity. In a joint statement …
Dispute settlement | Brussels, 26 October 2020 Today, the Dispute Settlement Body of World Trade Organization (WTO) formally authorised the EU to take countermeasures against the United States. The EU can now increase its duties on U.S. exports worth up to …
Mexico | Brussels, 23 October 2020 This year, the EU and Mexico celebrate the 20th anniversary of the entry into force of their Economic Partnership, Political Coordination and Cooperation Agreement, known as the Global Agreement, which establishes a free …
Japan 24 - 26 November 2020 The European Union Delegation to Japan is organizing the EU-Japan Economic Partnership (EPA) Progress Seminar which will be held through a series of online webinars. The EPA Progress Seminar will seek to take stock of the …
Trade defence | Brussels, 23 October 2020 Today, the Commission published a report on significant government-induced distortions in the economy of Russia. The factual report prepared for the purpose of the EU’s trade defence proceedings focuses on Russia’s …
Sustainable development Brussels, 21 October 2020 Representatives from trade unions and business organisations, environmental groups and other relevant civil society organisations are invited to the online public session of the Dialogue with Civil Society …
