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Australia trade minister heads to Europe aiming to seal EU-FTA
Australia’s Trade Minister Don Farrell will head to Brussels for the final rounds of negotiations on a free trade agreement with the European Union, which both sides signaled may be completed by the end of the European summer.
EU, US to weigh China, AI, trade strains at high-level Sweden talks
Top US and European Union officials meet to weigh how best to deal with China and cooperate on artificial intelligence and other future technology as well as EU complaints about Trump-era tariffs and US green subsidies.
Lula pledges to defend SMEs in EU-Mercosur deal
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva insisted that his government's purchases were “non-negotiable” and promised not to give in because it would entail killing the possibility of growth of small and medium-sized companies.
NGOs urge EU not to ratify damaging trade agreement with the Mercosur block on back of new deforestation law
50 environmental and human rights groups from around the world expressed grave concern that the EU will use its new deforestation regulation to ratify the trade deal with Mercosur.
Philippines looks on resumption of FTA talks with EU
The Philippines is pursuing the resumption of free trade negotiations with the European Union (EU) to secure additional duty-free market access, and provide a conducive framework for attracting more significant investments from the EU.
An attack on democracy: new legal analysis on splitting of EU-Mercosur deal
A new legal analysis lifts the lid on an attempt by the European Commission to “split” the EU-Mercosur trade deal, in order to approve the ‘trade’ part of the deal without the unanimous support of EU member states and without national ratification by parliaments throughout the EU.
Indonesia, EU complete 14th IEU-CEPA negotiations round
Indonesia and the EU successfully completed the 14th round of the CEPA negotiation in Brussels, Belgium, from May 8–12, 2023 and managed to achieve significant progress on the development of the agreement in the negotiation round.
Solidarity, equality, cooperation and sustainable trade: an alternative to the EU-Mercosur trade agreement
We firmly believe that the countries of the Mercosur and the EU need to improve and transform their relationship.
Ukraine lodges protest to Poland and EU over restrictions on Ukrainian agricultural products
Kyiv has lodged an official protest to Poland and the European Union over imposing restrictions on imports of Ukrainian agricultural products contrary to the Association Agreement.
EU mulls partial exit from energy treaty over climate concerns
The European Union is considering a proposal to quit an international energy treaty that has become mired in climate change concerns, but leave an option for individual countries to stay in an updated version of the accord, a document showed.