EU Trade Commission Press Releases

• Published on July 11, 2018 - 12:28 GMT

  Commission engages with stakeholders in meeting of the Advisory Group on EU Trade Agreements

  Expert group on Trade Agreements | Brussels, 11 July 2018 The Commission will today hold the third meeting of the Advisory Group on EU Trade Agreements, a body created in September 2017 to allow the Commission to foster in-depth dialogue with civil society …

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• Published on July 9, 2018 - 13:30 GMT

  EU and Australia complete first round of trade negotiations

  Australia | Brussels, 9 July 2018 Australian negotiators were in Brussels from 2 to 6 July 2018 for the first round of negotiations for an ambitious and comprehensive trade agreement. Based on the negotiation mandate received from EU Members States on 22 …

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• Published on July 6, 2018 - 15:47 GMT

  Commission welcomes Council green light for EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement

  Japan | Brussels, 6 July 2018 Today EU Member States in the Council authorised the signature of the trade agreement between the EU and Japan. As a result EU and Japan leaders will sign the agreement at the EU-Japan summit that will take place on 11 July in …

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• Published on July 6, 2018 - 13:11 GMT

  EU to implement provisional safeguard measures on steel following US tariffs

  United States | Brussels, 6 July 2018 The Commission yesterday presented its intention to Member States to introduce provisional safeguard measures on steel under the form of a Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ). The Commission's plan received overwhelming …

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• Published on July 6, 2018 - 10:26 GMT

  European Commission opens application procedure for new expert group on patents

  Intellectual property | Brussels, 6 July The European Commission is setting up a group of experts on the licensing and valuing of standard essential patents (SEPs). It today opened the application procedure for membership. The group’s aim will be to the …

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• Published on July 2, 2018 - 08:29 GMT

  EU comments on US section 232 Cars investigation

  United States | Brussels 2 July 2018 The European Union has on Friday 29 June submitted written comments to the US Department of Commerce in the framework of the on-going Section 232 National Security Investigation of imports of automobiles, including cars …

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• Published on June 29, 2018 - 09:03 GMT

  International meeting in Brussels to end trade in torture instruments

  Sustainable development | Brussels 29 June 2018 Representatives of the countries involved in the Alliance For Torture Free Trade are meeting today in Brussels to share expert information and exchange best practices related to the control of the trade in …

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• Published on June 27, 2018 - 13:29 GMT

  Ghent wins first EU Fair and Ethical Trade City Award

  Sustainable development | Brussels, 27 June 2018 At a ceremony this afternoon in Brussels, EU Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmström and Arancha González, Executive Director of the International Trade Centre (ITC), declared the Belgian city of Ghent as …

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• Published on June 26, 2018 - 14:56 GMT

  EU and Vietnam finalise trade and investment discussions

  Vietnam | Brussels, 26 June 2018 Commissioner Malmström and Vietnamese Minister for Trade and Industry Trần Tuấn Anh agreed on a final text for the EU-Vietnam trade agreement, formally concluding the legal review of the document. In a meeting held in …

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• Published on June 26, 2018 - 10:26 GMT

  Trade barriers: EU removes record number in response to surge in protectionism

  Accessing markets | Brussels, 26 June 2018 The annual report on Trade and Investment Barriers, released today, shows that the European Commission has eliminated the highest number ever of trade barriers faced by EU companies doing business abroad. European …

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• Published on June 25, 2018 - 11:44 GMT

  EU Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmström to attend meeting of the Bangladesh Sustainability Compact in Brussels

  Bangladesh | Brussels, 25 June 2018 Today’s event is the fourth high-level follow up meeting of the Bangladesh Sustainability Compact and marks the fifth anniversary of its signature. The Compact was launched in the wake of the 2013 Rana Plaza tragedy and …

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• Published on June 25, 2018 - 11:44 GMT

  EU and China discuss economic and trade relations at the 7th High-level Economic and Trade Dialogue

  China | Brussels, 25 June 2018 The EU and China held today in Beijing the 7th annual EU-China High-level Economic and Trade Dialogue (HED). The discussions covered a range of strategic issues under the overall theme of "Harnessing Globalisation". …

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• Published on June 22, 2018 - 10:29 GMT

  Commission reports on progress in trade talks with Chile and Mercosur

  Agreements | Brussels, 22 June 2018 As part of its commitment to a transparent trade policy, the Commission today published reports from the latest negotiating rounds with Chile and Mercosur. The round reports include information about progress in all …

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• Published on June 21, 2018 - 08:34 GMT

  EU and New Zealand launch trade negotiations

  New Zealand | Brussels, 21 June 2018 Today, in the capital of New Zealand, Wellington, Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmström and New Zealand’s Minister for Trade David Parker officially launched talks for a comprehensive and ambitious trade agreement. …

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• Published on June 20, 2018 - 13:28 GMT

  EU adopts rebalancing measures in reaction to US steel and aluminium tariffs

  United States | Brussels, 20 June 2018 The European Commission adopted today the regulation putting in place the EU’s rebalancing measures in response to the US tariffs on steel and aluminium. The measures will immediately target a list of products worth € …

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• Published on June 18, 2018 - 08:03 GMT

  EU and Australia launch talks for a broad trade agreement

  Australia | Canberra, 18 June 2018 Today, Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmström together with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Trade Minister of Australia Steven Ciobo officially launched negotiations for a comprehensive and ambitious …

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• Published on June 12, 2018 - 11:31 GMT

  EU and Mercosur complete latest talks

  Mercosur | Brussels, 12 June The EU and Mercosur negotiating teams met in Montevideo, Uruguay, from 4 to 8 June for a round of negotiations. The Parties achieved progress on several issues such as services and exchanges were constructive overall but there …

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• Published on June 7, 2018 - 12:12 GMT

  EU trade defence: stronger and more effective rules enter into force

  Trade defence | Brussels, 7 June 2018 The new trade defence rules will become effective as of tomorrow, 8 June. All new investigations initiated on or after this date will be subject to the modernised anti-dumping and anti-subsidy rules. The changes coming …

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• Published on June 6, 2018 - 14:13 GMT

  EU-US Trade: European Commission endorses rebalancing duties on US products

  United States | Brussels, 6 June 2018 The College of Commissioners endorsed today the decision to impose additional duties on the full list of US products notified to the World Trade Organisation (WTO), as part of the EU’s response to the US tariffs on …

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• Published on June 6, 2018 - 08:59 GMT

  EU and Chile complete third round of trade negotiations

  Chile | Brussels, 6 June 2018 Negotiators met in Brussels from 28 May to 1 June for the 3rd round of negotiations for a new, modernised trade agreement between the EU and Chile. Over the course of the round the negotiating teams discussed all the issues …

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