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Von der Leyen calls for partial suspension of EU-Israel trade deal
The European Commission will propose suspending the trade part of the EU-Israel Association Agreement, Ursula von der Leyen said, in a significant toughening of Brussels’ reaction to the war in Gaza.
Indonesia-EU CEPA to be signed on September 23: Minister Hartarto
Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto announced that the Indonesia-European Union Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IEU CEPA) document is set to be signed on September 23 this year.
EU-Mercosur and EU-Mexico: Stop making farmers and agricultural workers pay for your deals!
Farmers from across several countries, together with a broad coalition of around 40 trade unions and civil society organisations, united in action to deliver a clear and urgent message: the EU-Mercosur and EU-Mexico free trade agreements must not, and will not pass.
India-EU FTA talks begin in Delhi; focus likely on market access, non-tariff barriers
India and the European Union are set to hold the 13th round of talks for a Free Trade Agreement in New Delhi beginning Monday, marking a critical step towards finalising the trade pact by the end of this year.
Farmers protest in Brussels against Mercosur deal
Farmers from Belgium and neighbouring countries gathered in Brussels on Thursday evening to protest against a trade deal with Mercosur, proposed by the European Commission just a day earlier.
ECVC analysis of the EU-US trade deal: The European agri-food sector will bear the huge economic and social costs of the deal, as the burden of US debt is shifted to EU farmers
The European agri-food sector will bear the huge economic and social costs of the deal, as the burden of US debt is shifted to EU farmers.
Adoption of EU-Mercosur: a democratic hijack
Friends of the Earth Europe calls on Member States and the European Parliament to vote no to the ratification of the toxic EU-Mercosur deal.
German FM in Delhi: no Russian oil ‘Detours’, pushes EU-India FTA by year-end
Germany reaffirms strong support for the EU-India Free Trade Agreement, seeking to boost bilateral trade from €31 billion to €60 billion, and urges dialogue over tariffs, calling predictability and partnership vital in uncertain times.
EU proposes Mercosur trade deal, French opposition softens
The European Commission presented the EU's trade accord with South America's Mercosur bloc for approval and appeared to be softening opposition from the deal's main critic, France, with promises of possible limits on farm product imports.
EU-US trade deal threatens EU corporate accountability law
The European Parliament should ensure that the European Union’s flagship corporate accountability law, the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, does not become a victim of the EU-US trade deal.