Euro-Mediterranean partnership Brussels, 19 March 2018 The European Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmström and the Jordanian Minister of Trade, Industry and Supply H.E. Eng. Yarub Qudah, as Union for the Mediterranean Co- Presidencies are hosting the …
Sustainable development | Sofia, 27 February 2018 Today, Commissioner Malmström has outlined the EU’s revamped approach to trade and sustainability in its trade agreements. The Commissioner presented the feedback of the input collected and the way forward …
Indonesia | Brussels, 26 February 2018 EU negotiators were in Surakarta from 19 to 23 February 2018 for the 4th round of trade and investment negotiations with Indonesia. Over the course of the round the negotiating teams covered the full range of issues …
Actions against imports into the EU | Brussels, 8 February 2018 The Commission today imposed definitive anti-dumping duties on corrosion resistant steel from China. The investigation confirmed that Chinese producers were dumping the product on the EU …
Africa, Caribbean, Pacific | Brussels, 5 February 2018 The Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the European Union and the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) became the first regional EPA in Africa to be fully operational after its …
Chile | Brussels, 6 February 2018 In keeping with its commitments on transparency, the Commission has today published 18 EU initial textual proposals which set out the EU’s position in specific areas of the negotiations for a new, modernised trade …
Expert groups | Brussels, 1 February 2018 The European Commission’s new expert group on EU trade agreements held its first meeting today in Brussels. The Commission has set up the expert group to provide an additional forum for getting expert advice and …
Trade defence | Brussels, 31 January 2018 The Commission has today imposed definitive anti-dumping duties on iron castings from China. The measures range from 15.5% to 38.1%. The Commission has 53 measures now in place on steel and iron products, including …
Mexico | Brusssels, 25 January 2018 The Commission today published the report from the latest round of talks for a new, modernised EU-Mexico trade agreement that took place in Brussels from 12 to 22 December 2017. The two teams made important progress and …
Trade defence | Brussels, 23 January 2018 Today, the international trade committee of the European Parliament endorsed the political agreement reached between the Commission, the Council and the European Parliament on 5 December 2017 on the modernisation …
Intellectual property | Brussels, 22 January 2018 The Commission launched today a public consultation to establish its first world-wide "Counterfeit and Piracy Watch-List". The aim is to identify the marketplaces outside the EU where …
Chile | Brussels, 22 January 2018 The Commission welcomes today’s publication of the negotiating directives for the new modernised EU-Chile association agreement by the Council. Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmström said: "This is a very welcome …
Policy | Brussels, 22 January 2018 Today Commissioner Cecilia Malmström addressed the Youth and Leaders Summit – a unique event where youth and current leaders discuss the big issues our societies face today. It is organised by the Paris School of …
Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP) | Brussels, 19 January 2018 Questions and answers What is the Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP)? GSP, consisting of the three arrangements Standard GSP, GSP+ and Everything But Arms (EBA), is the EU's trade …
EU trade policy encourages sustainable development and respect for human rights in vulnerable economies
Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP) | Brussels, 19 January 2018 The report published today jointly by the European Commission and the European External Action Service shows the positive impact of the European Union’s duty-rebate schemes on developing …
Canada | Brussels, 18th January 2018 The EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) entered into force provisionally on 21 September 2017. Work is now underway to set up its institutional structure to govern the different aspects of the …
Mexico | Brussels, 15 January 2018 Discussions on a new trade agreement between the EU and Mexico took place last week in Mexico City, following up on the intensive work just before the Christmas. Talks have resulted in very good progress. A number of …
Mexico | Brussels, 21 December 2017 EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström and Mexican Secretary of Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo today reflected on the state-of-play after the latest negotiation round for a new trade agreement. This forms part of …
Trade policy and you | Brussels, 22nd December 2017 The Commission announced today the composition of the advisory group on EU trade agreements. The creation of the group is one of the elements aiming to increase transparency and inclusiveness in EU trade …
