Canada | Brussels, 20 September 2018 Friday 21 September will mark the first anniversary of the provisional entry into force of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada. Early signs show that the agreement is already …
The EU and the WTO | Brussels, 18 September 2018 The EU’s approach to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) reform outlined in a document published today will be presented to EU partners in Geneva on 20 September during a meeting on that subject convened by …
Mercosur | Brussels, 6 September 2018 On Thursday 6 September the European Commission held a meeting with the civil society representatives on the state of play of trade negotiations between the EU and Mercosur, the international body representing …
Actions against imports into the EU | Brussels, 31 August 2018 After having been in place for almost five years, the EU anti-dumping and anti-subsidy measures on solar panels from China will expire at midnight on Monday 3rd September. After considering the …
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Economic Partnerships | Brussels, 9 August 2018 The Gambia signs the region-to-region Economic Partnership Agreement between West Africa and the EU The Gambia became the 14th West African country to have signed the region-to-region Economic Partnership …
Canada Brussels, 12 September 2018 Civil society representatives from inter alia employers, unions, labour and business organisations, environmental groups, and other relevant civil society organisations are invited to a meeting of the Civil Society Forum …
Trade defence | 31 July 2018 The Commission published today its annual report on trade defence activities. As part of Commission’s commitment to "Europe that protects", the report details how the EU used its anti-dumping and anti-subsidy measures …
Agreements | Brussels, 30 July 2018 As part of its ongoing transparency efforts, the Commission has today published reports from the first rounds of trade negotiations with Australia and New Zealand, as well as a set of EU text proposals covering 12 …
United States | Washington D.C. 25 June 2018 President Juncker was received at the White House by President Donald Trump yesterday. Both Presidents had an open dialogue on issues of interest for EU-US relations, notably trade. The Commission President was …
China | Brussels, 24 July 2018 As part of its commitment to transparent trade negotiations, the Commission has today published reports from the latest talks towards a trade agreement with Indonesia and an investment agreement with China. The fifth round of …
New Zealand | Brussels, 23 July 2018 Trade negotiators from New Zealand were in Brussels from 16 to 20 July 2018 for the first round of negotiations for a trade agreement with the EU. In the negotiations formally launched by Commissioner Malmström and New …
Trade Brussels, 27 November 2018 In defence of open and fair trade – Rising to the challenges, tackling the threats Last year, the EU agreed an Economic Partnership Agreement with Japan and our trade deal with Canada became operational. In April this year, …
Policy | Brussels, 19 July 2018 At an event at the German Marshall Fund today in Brussels, EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström spoke on the topic of "Transatlantic trade in turbulent times". Commissioner Malmström underlined the importance of …
Actions against imports into the EU | Brussels, 18 July 2018 Today the European Commission is announcing provisional safeguard measures concerning imports of a number of steel products. These measures will address the diversion of steel from other …
Japan | Tokyo, 17 July 2018 At the EU-Japan summit in Tokyo, Presidents Jean-Claude Juncker and Donald Tusk, and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, signed today the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA). The trade agreement is the biggest ever …
Japan | Brussels, 16 July 2018 Interested in what opportunities the EU’s trade deal with Japan might bring to your country or your home town? Today, the European Commission published EU-Japan trade in your town, an interactive map showing towns and cities …
Cambodia | Brussels, 12 July 2018 A delegation of the European Commission and the European External Action Service (EEAS) visited Cambodia from 5 to 11 July 2018 to evaluate the situation on the ground following recent worrying human rights and labour …
Japan | Brussels, 11 July 2018 The EU Chief Negotiator for investment protection, Maria Martin-Prat, met today with the new Japanese Chief Negotiator, the Deputy Assistant Minister, Teiji Hayashi, from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, following …
