EP Trade Committee: Hearing of Commissioner-designate Maroš Šefčovič
Brussels, 4 November 2024 On Monday, the International Trade and Constitutional Affairs committees questioned Šefčovič,...
G20 trade ministerial: Executive Vice-President Dombrovskis travels to Brazil
Executive Vice-President and Commissioner for Trade, Valdis Dombrovskis, travels to Brazil to participate in G20 Trade and Investment ministerial meetings to advance…
Trade in used clothes: UNECE and ECLAC want to reduce impact on environment and health
The rise of fast-fashion, marked by rapid turnover of collections, has led to a sevenfold increase in the global trade…
Cyprus Green Line Report: EU assistance increases trade and free movement
Today, the EU Commission published two reports illustrating the European Union's continued support for Cyprus' reunification: the annual report on the…
Civil Society Dialogue on trade relations with India
The purpose of this meeting is to inform and discuss with civil society recent developments...
EV battery sector: UNECE explores potential of platforms for circular economy transition
The transition to a circular economy is pivotal for achieving sustainability goals, especially within the clean tech sector. Platforms can…
CMA: Members agree on timetable for market access thematic sessions, discuss trade concerns
At a meeting of the Committee on Market Access (CMA) on 25-26 March, members agreed on a timetable for thematic…
Deal to extend trade support for Ukraine with safeguards for EU farmers
On Wednesday, Parliament and Council reached a provisional agreement on extending trade liberalisation measures for Ukraine in the face of…
Egypt – EU: Joint Declaration on the Strategic and Comprehensive Partnership
The Arab Republic of Egypt and the European Union have mutually agreed to elevate their relationship to the level of…
EU Parliament backs deeper political and economic ties with Chile
The agreements lay down the framework for deeper and broader political and economic cooperation between the like-minded partners on global…
New global rules to simplify trade in services enter into force in the WTO
The set of rules agreed in the Joint Initiative on Services Domestic Regulation will streamline authorisation requirements and ease procedural…
Study confirms that EU trade opens new commercial opportunities for EU agri-food exporters
The study acknowledges that some sensitive sectors, notably beef, sheep meat, poultry, rice and sugar, are expected to face increased…
EU Council mandates negotiations on Ukraine-Moldova trade
The ambassadors of the EU member states agreed today on the Council’s negotiating mandate on two legislative proposals which aim…
Trade MEPs travel to top WTO meeting this week
A delegation of MEPs will be in Abu Dhabi on 24-27 February to attend the Parliamentary Conference on the WTO…
EU-Jordan Joint press release following the 13th Association Committee
The European Union and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan reconfirmed the strength of their partnership and willingness to further increase…
EU and US take stock of trade and technology cooperation
Participants showed a strong, shared desire to continue to increase bilateral trade and investment, co-operate on economic security and emerging…
Opening remarks of EU Commission Executive VP Dombrovskis on the European Economic Security package
The EU is the biggest player in global trade, exporting over €3.1 trillion in goods and services and importing €2.8…
Trade Committee Chair on economic security: We need effectiveness and restraint
Regarding outbound investments, both the Commission and Member States have diligently laid the groundwork in recent months, identifying potential security…
UK takes action to boost supply chain resilience for critical goods
The Department for Business and Trade launches the Critical Imports and Supply Chains Strategy, safeguarding UK supplies of critical goods…
Honduran Secretary of Economic Development meets with UK companies
Secretary of State for Economic Development of Honduras, Fredis Alonso Cerrato, met virtually with UK companies to learn about their…
New tool to enable EU to withstand economic coercion enters into force
The ACI is first and foremost designed to act as a deterrent against economic coercion. Where coercion still happens, the…
EU and Kenya sign ambitious EPA with strong sustainability provisions
The EU and Kenya today signed an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) to boost bilateral trade in goods, increase investment flows,…
EU Council adopts agreement for EU-Kenya partnership
This agreement will provide duty-free, quota-free EU market access to all exports from Kenya as soon as it enters into force, as…
Agenda of the EU Foreign Affairs Council on Trade, 27 November 2023
World Trade Organization’s 13th Ministerial Conference The Foreign Affairs Council, in its Trade configuration, will...
EU Commission and India sign agreement on semiconductors
Today, the co-chairs of the EU-India Trade and Technology Council (TTC), Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis and Vice-President Věra Jourová, held a stock-taking call…
2023 Civil Society Forum on Trade and Sustainable Development
The other side of trade: a bottom-up approach to sustainable development This page is also...
WTO: Participants in Netherlands Trainee Programme take part in trade policy study visit
Sixteen government officials participating in the 2023 edition of the Netherlands Trainee Programme (NTP) at the WTO visited the Clingendael…
UK Government calls on business expertise to boost trade with Turkey
Government invites business to shape UK objectives for fresh trade talks with Turkey. New, modernised trade deal could boost trade…
Russia: Mikhail Mishustin meets with Iran’s First VP Mohammad Mokhber
"We met last October at the second Caspian Economic Forum in Moscow. I would like to take this opportunity to…
Trade Committee urges EU Commission to do more for EU-Taiwan trade relations
MEPs also call for the Commission and the European External Action Service (EEAS) to “swiftly begin working on a resilient…
Main results: EU – Kazakhstan Cooperation Council, 23 October 2023
As Kazakhstan’s first trade partner and foreign investor, the EU expressed strong support for Kazakhstan’s reform and modernisation process, underlining…
Trade Committee Chair’s speech ahead of EU trade ministers’ informal meeting
The threat that is possibly most dangerous, is a risk of trade policy wounded by unilateral actions by individual Member…
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27th GCC-EU joint council & ministerial meeting co-chairs’ statement
The Joint Council welcomed the significant progress achieved in the implementation of the GCC-EU Strategic Partnership, which was announced at…
S&D Group: EU Parliament approves new tool to combat trade weaponization
The EU will then be able to impose retaliatory measures on third countries that exert economic coercion on it or…
EU calls for greater market access and fair competition at EU-China High-Level Dialogue
European Commission Executive Vice-President, Valdis Dombrovskis, and Vice Premier of the State Council, He Lifeng, co-chaired today the 10th EU-China High-level…
Finland: Closer trade relations with India
To keep up with the competition and to deepen Finland’s trade relations with India, Finland has completed its first broader…
WTO: Public Forum panel examines trade’s role in promoting climate action
Representatives from government, civil society and business came together at a Public Forum panel on 13 September to examine how…
EU Commission issues guidance to help EU operators assess risks of sanctions’ circumvention
Under EU law, EU operators have an obligation to carry out due diligence when trading with third countries to ensure that…
Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium: Structural shifts in the global economy
The COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine exposed vulnerabilities in global supply chains, with disruptions and delays leading to…
WTO: DG Okonjo-Iweala on price volatility and weaker growth
Speaking at the annual Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, the Director-General…
Agriculture: EU agri-food trade rebounds in May 2023
After the EU agri-food trade slowed down in April, it bounced back with an increase of both imports and exports in May.…
Tylösand Summit: Swedish PM Kristersson on green growth and equality
The energy transition is the starting point for a much broader transformation of our industrial base. Permitting systems have to…
EU Commission Executive VP for Trade Valdis Dombrovskis to visit India
New Delhi, 21 August 2023: Executive Vice-President and Commissioner for Trade, Valdis Dombrovskis, travels to...
Business: Opportunities for Norway in India
Already, more than 120 Norwegian companies are active in India. The value of our bilateral trade has doubled over the…
E-business: UNECE, ISO, IEC and ITU focus on semantic interoperability
In today's data-driven world, organizations face the challenge of efficiently integrating and making sense of vast amounts of diverse data.…
President von der Leyen travels to Manila to take EU-Philippines partnership forward
Next Monday 31 July, President Ursula von der Leyen will be in Manila, in the Philippines, where she will meet President Ferdinand…
EU agri-food exports back at their April 2022 level amid curtailed trade
After the record high exports in March 2023, the EU agri-food trade slowed down in April 2023. Overall, EU exports remained…
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The EU and Tunisia: Political agreement on a comprehensive partnership package
Today, the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, the Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and the Dutch…
‘Stop finning – Stop the trade’: EU Commission welcomes European citizens’ initiative
Today, the Commission is responding to the European citizens' initiative ‘Stop finning – Stop the trade' asking the Commission for action to end…
The Spanish presidency will prioritise strengthening European unity
The President of the Government of Spain, Pedro Sánchez, and the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, have met…