EU Trade Commission Press Releases

China lifts its import ban on beef and poultry products from Denmark, France, Germany and the United Kingdom

China | Brussels, 3 June 2016 China has confirmed that it is lifting its import ban introduced four years ago on bovine and ovine genetic material from Denmark, France, Germany and the United Kingdom due to Schmallenberg virus. The decision – preceded by …

Commissioner Malmström calls for more ambition in negotiation for open trade in services (TiSA)

Goods and services | Paris, 01 June 2016 Today EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström chaired a meeting in Paris with 22 fellow ministers involved in the negotiations for a Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA). Participants discussed the recently exchanged …

Joint Statement by Participants to the WTO Environmental Goods Agreement (EGA) Negotiations

Development | Paris, 2 June 2016 Today, Trade Ministers and senior officials from seven EGA members - Australia, Canada, the European Union, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, and the United States - met in Paris to discuss progress in the negotiations and to …

EU and Mexico kick off talks to re-boost trade and investment relations

Mexico | Brussels, 30 May 2016 First round of negotiations to take place in Brussels already in June. EU Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmström met today the Secretary of Economy of Mexico Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal to mark the beginning of new trade …

18th round of Trade in Services Agreement talks starts under EU chairmanship

Goods and services | Brussels, 26 May 2016 The 18th round of talks for a Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA) starts today in Geneva under EU chairmanship. The EU will use this opportunity to push for further progress towards a high-quality agreement that …

European Development Days 2016: Development, Trade and 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

Sustainable development 15 June 2016 Trade can be a powerful engine for development, not only economically, but also as factor of fair, inclusive and sustainable growth. In a context where global value chains, trade, investment and other market forces are …

Commission publishes further TTIP documents in ongoing transparency commitment

United States | Brussels, 24 May 2016 The European Commission today publishes a report detailing the progress achieved during the 13th round of talks for a trade and investment agreement with the United States, together with its proposal on regulatory …

The Commission increases transparency of its trade defence procedures

Trade defence | Thursday 19 May 2016 Today, the Commission has taken further steps to increase transparency in its trade defence procedures and to facilitate communication with the involved stakeholders. • Following the initiation on 13 May of trade …

Japan lifts ban on imports of Italian beef

Japan | Brussels, 19 May 2016 After 15 years, Japan lifted an embargo on Italian beef, following an earlier opening of its market to beef products from other EU Member States (France, Ireland, the Netherlands, Poland, Denmark and Sweden). According to …

Speech: Commissioner Malmström on OECD high level symposium on steel

Raw materials | Brussels, 18 April 2016 Today, EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström is participating at the OECD high level symposium on excess capacity in the steel sector. Hosted in Brussels by the Belgian government and the OECD, this meeting is …

Speech: Values in EU Trade Policy - Targeting Corruption

Policy making | Paris, 19 April 2016 Commissioner Cecilia Malmström spoke at the OECD Integrity Forum in Paris, a gathering of stakeholders and decision-makers dedicated to reducing trade-related corruption. In her remarks she spoke about the negative …

Malmström met Minister Freeland of Canada

Canada | Brussels, 21 April 2016 This week, EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström met Minister of International Trade of Canada Chrystia Freeland. The two discussed the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada, and …

Statement by Commissioners Malmström, Thyssen and Mimica on the 3rd anniversary of the Rana Plaza tragedy

Development | Brussels, 22 April 2016 The EU remains strongly committed to improve working conditions of the Bangladeshi garment workers "On Sunday 24 April 2016, it will be exactly three years since the collapse of the Rana Plaza garment factory in …

EU Delegation in Kiev criticises Ukraine proposal to raise export duties on metal scrap

Ukraine | Brussels, 29 April 2016 The EU’s Delegation in Kiev has issued a statement noting its disappointment with the proposed amendments to Article 13 of the Law of Ukraine "On external economic activity", voted on 21 April in the Verkhovna …

Texts proposed by the EU for a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area with Tunisia

Tunisia | Brussels, 29 April 2016 The European Union and Tunisia are jointly making public the initial texts of the future Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA) as proposed by the European Union (EU) and presented to Tunisian experts during the …

Speech: WTO & Values in EU Trade Policy

The EU and the WTO | Geneva, 2 May 2016 Cecilia Malmström, the EU’s Commissioner for International Trade Policy, is today visiting the headquarters of the World Trade Organization in Geneva to discuss ways to seize the momentum in multilateral trade talks …

Negotiating TTIP: Comment by Commissioner Malmström

United States | Brussels, 2 may 2016 "Many media outlets are reporting this morning about supposed leaks from our negotiations with the United States on a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). As there seems to be quite a number of …

Speech: Hearing on Environmental Goods Agreement

EU and Mercosur exchange negotiating offers

Mercosur | Brussels, 11 May 2016 As announced on 8 April by Trade Commissioner Malmström and the Foreign Affairs Minister of Uruguay Nin Novoa, today the EU and Mercosur exchanged offers on access to their respective markets of goods, services and …

Draft study on impact of TTIP open for public consultation

United States | Brussels, 13 May 2016 The independent consultant, Ecorys, carrying out a Sustainability Impact Assessment (SIA) for the European Commission on the trade agreement being negotiated between the EU and the United States published today its …