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European Union

No EU–US trade deal at the expense of climate, democracy, and sovereignty
Europe’s economic and political strength is based on cooperation, the rule of law, and democratic processes. A deal concluded under coercion would undermine these principles.
Thailand fast-tracks free trade deals to expand regional influence and tackle global challenges
Director-General of the Department of Trade Negotiations Chotima Iemsawasdikul announced that Thailand is accelerating ongoing trade negotiations to strengthen regional cooperation and address growing global challenges.
Australia trade deal brings back Macron’s Mercosur nightmare
The freshly sealed trade deal between the EU and Australia is already triggering a backlash in France, putting Emmanuel Macron’s government in a tricky position on trade once again.
Tunisia–EU Association Agreement: Tunisia losing out
Disadvantaged, even harmed, Tunisia no longer sees in its association agreement with the European Union the benefits it had hoped to secure when it was concluded some thirty years ago.
ECVC warns that the EU-Australia trade agreement threatens European food sovereignty
For ECVC, agriculture has no place in such deals. EU trade officials must abandon this path and instead channel their energy into a radical overhaul of the EU's agricultural trade policy.
Trump’s EU envoy urges swift approval of trade deal
America’s ambassador to the EU called on the European Parliament to back the trade deal struck with President Donald Trump, arguing it would unlock deeper transatlantic cooperation on energy, tech and AI.
Australia and EU seal sensitive trade deal
Après huit ans de négociations, les principaux points de discorde entre l'Australie et l'Union européenne ont été surmontés pour convenir d'un accord de libre-échange.
EU–Mercosur trade deal to take provisional effect from 1 May
EU says businesses, consumers and farmers can benefit immediately.
As EU and Australia sign trade deal, will they defend rules-based order?
As the EU and Australia intensify efforts to conclude trade treaties, their defense of the international rules-based order on which treaties depend has been less robust.
West Asia troubles to delay India’s FTA talks with GCC countries and Israel
The FTA with the UK, however, could be implemented by May 1 and the trade agreement with the European Union could be ratified by the European Parliament by the end of November this year.