EU Green Week (05/06/2023)

Delivering a net-zero world is EU Green Week 2023 theme: find out more about it!

Political agreement on new Anti-Coercion Instrument (06/06/2023)

This new tool will enable the EU to better defend its interests and those of its Member States on the global stage. Watch the video for more insights!

Second CSD meeting on the Trade Sustainability Impact Assessment (SIA) in support of negotiations with India (16/06/2023)

The purpose of this second meeting is to present to EU civil society organisations the state of play of ongoing work (in the interim phase) on the Trade Sustainability Impact Assessment (SIA) in support of negotiations with India.

CSD on the EU anti-coercion instrument (22/06/2023)

The purpose of this meeting is to present the objectives and the functions of the upcoming new instrument and to offer insights of the political agreement that should be reached in early June.

CSD meeting on the reform of the WTO (27/06/2023)

The purpose of this meeting is to provide a state of play and exchange views with EU civil society organisations’ key issues for the upcoming 13th Ministerial Conference of the WTO, with a focus on WTO reform.

Trade and Competitiveness: Putting the firm at the centre of the analysis (08/06/2023)

Are you looking for a trade related read? Here is our suggestion: "Trade and Competitiveness: Putting the firm at the centre of the analysis". Hope you'll find it interesting! 💡 Enjoy your weekend!

Civil Society Dialogue Forum: Trade and Sustainable Development Board under the EU-Central America Association Agreement (28/06/2023)

Representatives from trade unions, business organisations, environmental groups and other civil society organisations are invited to the public session of the Civil Society Dialogue Forum between the European Union and Central American countries.

EU trade relations with Central America (08/06/2023)

Check on the Central America page on DG Trade website: you will find facts, figures and latest developments

EU's Trade Policy Review (05/06/2023)

The fifteenth Trade Policy Review of the EU will be taking place at the WTO in Geneva on 5 and 7 June 2023. An open and in-depth examination of WTO Members’ trade policies and practices by their peers, this exercise is crucial to the WTO’s monitoring and transparency functions. Trade Director-General Sabine Weyand will address the WTO Membership at the start of deliberations. Watch this space.

CSD meeting on EU trade policy with Sabine Weyand (13/06/2023)

The purpose of this meeting is to present recent trends and prospects in EU trade policy and give the opportunity to civil society organisations to exchange views with DG Trade Director-General Sabine Weyand.

Second EU-US Ministerial Trade and Labour Dialogue meeting discusses forced labour and the green transition (31/05/2023)

The EU and the US held their second tripartite Trade and Labour Dialogue (TALD) with EU and US social partner stakeholders. The discussion focused on how to eradicate forced labour from EU and US supply chains and how to make the green transition a success for workers and businesses.

EU-US Trade is strong and keeps growing stronger (01/06/2023)

At the 4th EU-U.S. Trade & Tech Council, the EU and the US agreed to deepen joint work on economic security, including export controls & approaches to non-market economies. Do you know how much is the EU-US Trade worth? Find it out on our LinkedIn page!

Second CSD meeting on the Trade Sustainability Impact Assessment (SIA) in support of negotiations with India (16/06/2023)

The purpose of this second meeting is to present to EU civil society organisations the state of play of ongoing work (in the interim phase) on the Trade Sustainability Impact Assessment (SIA) in support of negotiations with India.

CSD on the EU anti-coercion instrument (22/06/2023)

The purpose of this meeting is to present the objectives and the functions of the upcoming new instrument and to offer insights of the political agreement that should be reached in early June.

CSD meeting on the reform of the WTO (27/06/2023)

The purpose of this meeting is to provide a state of play and exchange views with EU civil society organisations’ key issues for the upcoming 13th Ministerial Conference of the WTO, with a focus on WTO reform.

Do you know examples of SMEs exporting outside EU thanks to trade deals? (01/06/2023)

We want to hear their story! Please reach out to TRADE-EUTN-CONTACT@ec.europa.eu

Trade Promotion Europe Annual Conference (25/05/2023)

At the TPE Annual Conference on Wednesday, national and local Trade Promotion Organisations, Agri-Food Promotion Agencies and representatives of the European Commission were involved in a fruitful discussion about the challenges and opportunities faced by exporting SMEs

Do you know examples of SMEs exporting outside EU thanks to trade deals? (27/04/2023)

We want to hear their story! Please reach out to TRADE-EUTN-CONTACT@ec.europa.eu

The EU is a leading partner to African countries on trade and investment. (25/05/2023)

We have five economic partnership agreements with South, West, East and Central African countries, four association agreements with North African countries and one sustainable investment facilitation agreement with Angola. Check out trade data with top 10 African partners on our LinkedIn page!

Update on EU trade negotiations with Indonesia and trade relations with other ASEAN countries (06/06/2023)

The purpose of this meeting is to update EU civil society organisations on the state of play of trade relations with Indonesia, with a particular focus on the outcome of the 14th round of negotiations on CEPA, held during the week of 8 May 2023

CSD meeting on EU trade policy with Sabine Weyand (13/06/2023)

The purpose of this meeting is to present recent trends and prospects in EU trade policy and give the opportunity to civil society organisations to exchange views with DG Trade Director-General Sabine Weyand.

Second CSD meeting on the Trade Sustainability Impact Assessment (SIA) in support of negotiations with India (16/06/2023)

The purpose of this second meeting is to present to EU civil society organisations the state of play of ongoing work [in the interim phase] on the Trade Sustainability Impact Assessment (SIA) in support of Negotiations with India, considering the preliminary findings of the economic, social, human rights and environmental analyses as well as stakeholders consultation activities.

Report on Intellectual Property Rights in Third Countries (25/05/2023)

On the 17 of May the Commission published its biennial Report on the Protection and Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) in third countries. Based on these findings, the Commission will focus its efforts and resources on the specific areas of concern in these countries, with the aim of improving IPR protection and enforcement worldwide.

Climate is everyone's business. 👇💚 (11/05/2023)

The EU is developing policies to address climate change with the least impact on trade impact possible. Discover more on EU Trade LinkedIn page!

Stakeholder Panel Event at the 4th TTC Ministerial Meeting - Registration open until 15 May (31/05/2023)

This event will bring together European Commission Executive Vice Presidents Margrethe Vestager and Valdis Dombrovskis, and Commissioner Thierry Breton as well as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, and U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Katherine Tai with key stakeholders representing industry, academia, and civil society. Click below for more information on the event!

CSD meeting on the evaluation of the EU-SADC Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) (31/05/2023)

The purpose of the meeting is to present to EU Civil Society Organisations the draft inception report of the study in support of the ex-post evaluation of the EU-SADC EPA, to exchange views and collect feedback at an early stage of the evaluation.

Update on EU trade negotiations with Indonesia and trade relations with other ASEAN countries (06/06/2023)

The purpose of this meeting is to update EU civil society organisations on the state of play of trade relations with Indonesia, with a particular focus on the outcome of the 14th round of negotiations on CEPA, held during the week of 8 May 2023

CSD meeting on EU trade policy with Sabine Weyand (13/06/2023)

The purpose of this meeting is to present recent trends and prospects in EU trade policy and give the opportunity to civil society organisations to exchange views with DG Trade Director-General Sabine Weyand.

Europe Open Day (06/05/2023)

On Saturday 6 May, the European Commission is opening its physical and virtual doors for its Open Day and you will be able to join plenty of activities! Click below for more info!

Stakeholder Panel Event at the 4th TTC Ministerial Meeting (31/05/2023)

This event will bring together European Commission Executive Vice Presidents Margrethe Vestager and Valdis Dombrovskis, and Commissioner Thierry Breton as well as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, and U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Katherine Tai with key stakeholders representing industry, academia, and civil society to discuss key priority areas of the EU-U.S. Trade and Technology Council and the way forward for its work.

9 May 2023 (04/05/2023)

On Tuesday 9 May 2023, the Representation of the European Commission in Belgium organises a ceremony in the European quarter to commemorate the Schuman Declaration of 9 May 1950, the founding text of the European Union. Check the programme!

Japanese over the moon with Super Garden snacks (04/05/2023)

The EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement eliminated most Japanese duties on foodstuffs from the EU, helping this Lithuanian firm specialising in lyophilised snacks to be more competitive in Japan. Check the full story!

Do you know similar examples of SMEs exporting outside EU thanks to trade deals? (27/04/2023)

We want to hear their story! Send the name of the company to: TRADE-EUTN-CONTACT@ec.europa.eu

The EU is suspending all outstanding duties for imports from Moldova 👇 (02/05/2023)

The proposal renews the current suspension of import duties on Moldovan exports to the EU for another year. It also extends that suspension to all remaining tariffs and tariff rate quotas on Moldovan imports. Go check more in detail how EU is supporting Moldova's economy!

Call for Expression of Interest in participating to the EU DAGS - Deadline 9 May (27/04/2023)

Would you like to be part of a community of labour, environmental and business group experts? The call for expression of interest for the DAGs has been extended to 9 May COB!

4th CSD meeting on the EU-US Trade and Technology Council (12/05/2023)

The fourth EU-US Trade and Technology Council (TTC) meeting is taking place on 30-31 May 2023 in Luleå, Sweden. The ministers will take stock of the ongoing collaboration and exchange views on the priorities for the collaboration. The Commission would like to inform civil society representatives on preparations for the ministerial discussion and exchange views on the EU's priorities and opportunities for the EU-US Trade and Technology Council cooperation going forward.

SOCKSSS found in Japan the perfect customer and business partner (27/04/2023)

SOCKSSS is a small company founded in Sweden. The EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement eliminates tariffs on socks, giving this Swedish firm the chance to be competitive in a market with huge potential for fashion and design.

Call for Expression of Interest in participating to the EU DAGS - New deadline 9 May (27/04/2023)

Would you like to be part of a community of labour, environmental and business group experts? The call for expression of interest for the DAGs has been extended to 9 May COB!

EU-Australia negotiations (27/04/2023)

The EU is Australia's third-biggest trade partner, after China and Japan, but before the US. Last year, total trade in goods between the EU and Australia amounted to 55 billion euro, up 7 billion compared to five years ago. The EU and Australia are now negotiating a comprehensive and ambitious trade agreement. Would you like to know more about it?

Do you know similar examples of SMEs exporting outside EU thanks to trade deals? (27/04/2023)

We want to hear their story! You can send the name of the company to this functional mailbox: TRADE-EUTN-CONTACT@ec.europa.eu

Meet our Chief Trade Enforcement Officer 👇 (20/04/2023)

Trade is not only about closing deals, it is also about keeping track of the commitments we make with our trading partners. Listen to his full Bloomberg Radio interview below to find out what he does and how he does it.

2023 EU-Canada CETA Civil Society Forum (25/04/2023)

Participants will have the chance to exchange with one another, and with officials of the Government of Canada and the European Commission, on matters related to the implementation of CETA’s Chapter 22 (Trade and Sustainable Development), Chapter 23 (Trade and Labour) and Chapter 24 (Trade and Environment), as well as the CETA recommendations on Trade and Gender, SMEs and Trade, Climate Action and the Paris Agreement.

2023 call for the renewal of domestic advisory groups (13/04/2023)

Would you like to be part of a community of labour, environmental and business group experts? The European Commission’s Trade department (DG Trade) is hereby launching a call for expression of interest to invite civil society organisations to become members of a Domestic Advisory Group (DAG). DG Trade is renewing the membership of 10 EU DAGs, established under the following trade agreements: EU-Canada, EU-Central America, EU-Colombia/Ecuador/Peru, EU-Georgia, EUJapan, EU-Moldova, EU-Singapore, EU-South-Korea, EU-Ukraine and EU-Vietnam.

EU renews anti-dumping measures on stainless steel fittings from China and Taiwan for five years, extends measures to Malaysia (14/04/2023)

An expiry review investigation showed that injurious dumping would resume if measures were allowed to lapse. The renewal follows the extension of measures, on 3 March 2023, to fittings from Malaysia, after an anti-circumvention investigation had found that Chinese producers were using assembly operations there to evade measures applicable to them. Both sets of measures protect EU producers of stainless steel fittings from unfair trading practices wherever these may come from, thereby securing over 500 EU jobs. The renewal of measures on imports from China and Taiwan is necessary to continue to ensure fair competition between imported and EU-produced fittings, while the extension of measures to Malaysia is necessary to ensure the efficacy of these measures against efforts to circumvent them.

EU addresses Indonesian hot-rolled stainless steel circumventing EU tariffs via Türkiye (20/04/2023)

The extension of measures follows an investigation which showed that EU anti-dumping duties on imports of SSHR from Indonesia were being circumvented by imports sent for final completion to Türkiye and then shipped to the EU. SSHRs are a primary material in the construction industry, with the EU market worth € 2.4 billion. The extension of anti-dumping measures to SSHR from Türkiye is necessary in order to enforce the trade defence measures in place since October 2020 on imports of SSHR from Indonesia, China and Taiwan.

4th CSD meeting on the EU-US Trade and Technology Council (12/05/2023)

The fourth EU-US Trade and Technology Council (TTC) meeting is taking place on 30-31 May 2023 in Luleå, Sweden. The ministers will take stock of the ongoing collaboration and exchange views on the priorities for the collaboration. The Commission would like to inform civil society representatives on preparations for the ministerial discussion and exchange views on the EU's priorities and opportunities for the EU-US Trade and Technology Council cooperation going forward.

CSD meeting on the evaluation of the EU-SADC Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA): draft inception report (31/05/2023)

The purpose of the meeting is to present to EU Civil Society Organisations the draft inception report of the study in support of the ex-post evaluation of the EU-SADC EPA, to exchange views and collect feedback at an early stage of the evaluation.

Joint EU-U.S. Stakeholder Event - Transatlantic cooperation on digital initiatives to facilitate trade (04/05/2023)

On 4 May 2023, the Trade and Technology Dialogue (TTD) invites you to join representatives from the European Union and the United States for an online stakeholder meeting to discuss possible transatlantic cooperation on digital initiatives to enhance trade. The event is organised under TTC Working Group 10 – Global Trade Challenges.

CETA Regulatory Cooperation Forum (RCF): Stakeholders Debrief Meeting (28/04/2023)

The fifth annual meeting of the Regulatory Cooperation Forum (RCF) under the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) will take place in Brussels on Thursday, 27 April 2023. Following this meeting, on Friday, 28 April 2023, the Canadian and EU Co-chairs will provide a debrief to stakeholders on all active work plan items and items of interest.

On 31 March OECD members have agreed to EU initiative to modernise export credits to better support the green transition (03/04/2023)

On 31 March, OECD countries reached an agreement in principle on an EU initiative to modernise export credit rules to better support the green transition.

EU-Japan trade surges 13% after catching up to pre-pandemic levels (04/04/2023)

Executive Vice-President and Commissioner for Trade Valdis Dombrovskis and Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Yoshimasa Hayashi co-chaired the fourth meeting of the Joint Committee under the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA).

2023 EU-Canada CETA Civil Society Forum (25/04/2023)

Participants will have the chance to exchange with officials of the Government of Canada and the European Commission on matters related to the implementation of CETA’s Chapter 22 (Trade and Sustainable Development), Chapter 23 (Trade and Labour) and Chapter 24 (Trade and Environment), as well as the CETA recommendations on Trade and Gender, SMEs and Trade, Climate Action and the Paris Agreement.

2023 call for the renewal of domestic advisory groups (13/04/2023)

Would you like to be part of a community of labour, environmental and business group experts? The European Commission’s Trade department (DG Trade) is hereby launching a call for expression of interest to invite civil society organisations to become members of a Domestic Advisory Group (DAG). DG Trade is renewing the membership of 10 EU DAGs, established under the following trade agreements: EU-Canada, EU-Central America, EU-Colombia/Ecuador/Peru, EU-Georgia, EUJapan, EU-Moldova, EU-Singapore, EU-South-Korea, EU-Ukraine and EU-Vietnam.

Do you want to know more about DAGs? (13/04/2023)

Do you want to know more about DAGs? Go check our LinkedIn post!

Quote from Valdis Dombrovskis, Executive Vice-President for an Economy that Works for People and Commissioner for Trade (28/03/2023)

This instrument is meant to deter countries from restricting or threatening to restrict trade or investment to bring about a change of policy in the EU. It is designed to de-escalate and induce discontinuation of specific coercive measures through dialogue as a first step. Any countermeasures taken by the EU would be applied only as a last resort.

CETA Regulatory Cooperation Forum (RCF): Stakeholders Debrief Meeting (28/04/2023)

The fifth annual meeting of the Regulatory Cooperation Forum (RCF) under the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) will take place in Brussels on Thursday, 27 April 2023. Following this meeting, on Friday, 28 April 2023, the Canadian and EU Co-chairs will provide a debrief to stakeholders on all active work plan items and items of interest.

EU and Timor-Leste sign deal on WTO accession (27/03/2023)

Timor-Leste took a major step closer to WTO accession on 27 April. The bilateral EU-Timor-Leste deal provides for lower tariffs for goods and for opening up services markets once Timor-Leste joins the WTO. These commitments will then be embodied in the future Protocol of Accession of Timor-Leste to the WTO.

CETA Regulatory Cooperation Forum (RCF): Stakeholders Debrief Meeting (28/03/2023)

The fifth annual meeting of the Regulatory Cooperation Forum (RCF) under the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) will take place in Brussels on Thursday, 27 April 2023. Following this meeting, on Friday, 28 April 2023, the Canadian and EU Co-chairs will provide a debrief to stakeholders on all active work plan items and other items of interest.

Award Notice: Ex-post Evaluation of the EU-SADC Economic Partnership Agreement (22/03/2023)

The Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the EU and six countries of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) has been applied since October 2016. It is necessary to launch an ex-post evaluation in order to assess the functioning and impact of the agreement 5 years after implementation to comply with the obligation under Article 116 of the EPA to review the agreement no later than 5 years after its entry into force.

Chief Economist Note "CETA: evolution of key economic indicators" (23/03/2023)

The purpose of this note is to assess the evolution of key economic indicators pre- and post CETA provisional application. The analysis shows that in the 5 years provisional application of CETA there has been a significant expansion of bilateral goods and services trade. Go check the data!