EU Trade Commission Press Releases

• Published on August 30, 2017 - 14:46 GMT

  The EU wins WTO dispute challenging Brazil’s tax subsidies in the ICT, electronics and automotive sectors

  WTO cases | Brussels, 30 August 2017 Today, the WTO handed a full victory to the EU in its challenge against Brazil’s wide-ranging import-substitution and export-performance subsidies. In one of the most comprehensive disputes ever launched by the EU, the …

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• Published on August 14, 2017 - 10:37 GMT

  The European Commission and ITC launch a call for input for the Fair and Ethical Trade award

  Sustainable development | Brussels, 14 August 2017 The International Trade Centre (ITC) is launching the first ’EU Cities for Fair and Ethical Trade’ Award, on behalf of the European Commission. This project responds to the European Commission's ' …

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• Published on August 11, 2017 - 15:39 GMT

  The European Commission imposes provisional anti-dumping duties on steel products from China

  Actions against imports into the EU | Brussels, 11th August 2017 After an eight month investigation the Commission has decided to impose provisional anti-dumping duties on Chinese corrosion resistant steel. The Commission's investigations confirmed …

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• Published on July 18, 2017 - 13:52 GMT

  Commission publishes reports following negotiation rounds with Mexico and Mercosur

  Mexico | Brussels, 18 July 2017 The Commission published today - as part of its commitment to a more transparent trade policy – reports summarising the progress made during the latest negotiating rounds for the EU-Mexico and EU-Mercosur trade agreements. …

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• Published on July 17, 2017 - 22:00 GMT

  EU-Mexico trade negotiations - List of published textual proposals

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• Published on July 17, 2017 - 16:32 GMT

  EU and Brazil join forces for global level-playing field in farm subsidies

  Doha Development Agenda | Brussels, 17 July 2017 Joint WTO proposal also addresses promotion of food security in a way that does not distort the market. The EU and Brazil - two of the world's biggest producers of agricultural products - today submitted …

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• Published on July 11, 2017 - 13:37 GMT

  Speech: Commissioner Malmström hails 'strategic alliance' with Japan

  Japan | Brussels, 28 June 2017 EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström today presented to European and Japan business leaders last week’s agreement in principle on a free trade agreement with Japan, the EU’s sixth largest trading partner. Speaking at the …

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• Published on July 11, 2017 - 13:37 GMT

  UN agrees to start work on multilateral reform of investment dispute settlement

  Dispute settlement | Brussels, 10 July 2017 On 10 July 2017, the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) agreed that further work should be carried out in this forum on the issue of a multilateral reform of investment dispute …

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• Published on July 11, 2017 - 12:26 GMT

  Trade and Sustainable Development chapters in EU Free Trade Agreements

  Sustainable development | Brussels, 11 July 2017 The European Commission today publishes a non-paper on trade and sustainable development (TSD) in EU trade agreements. It follows the Commission’s recent reflection paper on harnessing globalisation, which …

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• Published on July 7, 2017 - 16:37 GMT

  Mercosur – EU joint communique, XXVIII negotiating round

  Mercosur | Brussels, 7 July 2017 A negotiating round took place in Brussels on 3-7 July between the European Union and Mercosur. The talks covered a wide range of negotiating texts including trade in goods, rules of origin, customs and trade facilitation, …

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• Published on July 6, 2017 - 11:07 GMT

  EU and Japan reach agreement in principle on Economic Partnership Agreement

  Japan | Brussels, 6 July 2017 The European Union and Japan have reached today an agreement in principle on the main elements of an EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement. This will be the most important bilateral trade agreement ever concluded by the EU …

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• Published on July 5, 2017 - 10:21 GMT

  WTO report welcomes the EU’s engagement in the WTO and its strong call to resist protectionism

  The EU and the WTO | Brussels, 5 July 2017 In its assessment of the European Union’s trade policy, the WTO pays tribute to the critical role played by the EU in the Organisation. A WTO report highlights the EU’s remarkable openness at a time of …

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• Published on July 3, 2017 - 11:49 GMT

  Malmström optimistic following Tokyo trade talks

  Japan | Brussels, 3 July 2017 EU Commissioner for Trade, Cecilia Malmström, was in the Japanese capital of Tokyo Friday and Saturday together with Commissioner for Agriculture, Phil Hogan. The two held talks with Japanese Foreign Affairs Minister Fumio …

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• Published on July 3, 2017 - 11:49 GMT

  Commissioner Malmström on the benefits of open trade with Mercosur

  Mercosur | Madrid, 3 July 2017 EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström today spoke in Madrid on the benefits of an EU trade deal with Mercosur – the region of South America which includes Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay. Noting the common tastes …

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• Published on July 1, 2017 - 12:31 GMT

  A new EU trade agreement with Japan - Factsheet

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• Published on June 30, 2017 - 12:15 GMT

  EU and ITC launch EuroMed Trade Helpdesk to boost trade in Mediterranean region

  Euro-Mediterranean partnership | Brussels, 30 June 2017 The European Commission and the International Trade Centre (ITC) today launched the EuroMed Trade Helpdesk. By providing businesses with essential information about markets, tariffs and import …

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• Published on June 30, 2017 - 11:42 GMT

  EU Commissioners Malmström and Hogan in Japan for endgame in trade talks

  Japan | Brussels, 30 June 2017 Trade Commissioners Cecilia Malmström and Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan have arrived in Tokyo today for talks with Japanese Foreign Affairs Minister Fumio Kishida and Agriculture Minister Yuji Yamamoto. Negotiations on …

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• Published on June 28, 2017 - 15:56 GMT

  Speech: making trade work for workers

  Policy | Brussels, 28 June 2017 EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström set out how EU trade policy helps workers – with trade supporting jobs in Europe, and provisions included in trade agreements to promote and enforce issues such as labour rights. …

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• Published on June 26, 2017 - 14:23 GMT

  Civil Society Dialogue on GSP+ jointly organised by the Commission and the EEAS

  Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP) Brussels, 12 July 2017 In view of the next report on the Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP), the European Commission and the European External Action Service (EEAS) would like to have an exchange of views with …

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• Published on June 26, 2017 - 11:10 GMT

  Report: Protectionism on the Rise, EU Successful in Countering Barriers

  Accessing markets | Brussels, 26 June 2017 372 trade barriers in place around the world, 10% increase in 2016 European exporters reported a 10% increase in the number of trade barriers they encountered in 2016 alone. 372 such barriers were in place at the …

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