EU Commission and the HR present a strategic and forward-looking report on EU-Türkiye relations
The Joint Communication builds on and updates the Joint Communication submitted by the Commission and the High Representative to the European Council…
EU Council agrees position on safer firearms trading
The Council today agreed on a mandate for the presidency to start negotiations with the European Parliament on updated EU…
86m fake items worth more than 2bn Euro detained in the EU in 2022
Approximately 86 million fake items were detained in the European Union in 2022 (at the EU external border and in the internal…
Main results of the EU Foreign Affairs Council on Trade, 27 November 2023
Ministers discussed the state of play of the preparations for the 13th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (MC13),…
New Zealand: EU completes ratification of “state-of-the-art trade agreement”
The EU has today completed political procedures ratifying the ambitious free trade agreement (FTA) with New Zealand. The deal is…
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…
Diamonds from Russia: EU statement on the stalled Kimberley Process
"We deplore the Kimberley Process’ inability to consider the consequences for the global rough diamond sector of Russia’s war of…
FinCEN Exchange discusss attempts by Russia to evade export controls
The Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and Office of Foreign Assets Control, along with the Department…
EU Commission’s key priorities for strengthening competitivenes
Today, the Commission has launched the 2024 European Semester cycle of economic policy coordination. The Autumn package draws on the Autumn 2023 Economic Forecast…
EU Commission launches new ‘EU One Stop Shop’ to boost Green Line trade in Cyprus
Today, the Commission has launched the new ‘EU One Stop Shop Supporting Green Line Trade and Businesses' service in Nicosia, Cyprus. It…
IMF and University of Oxford launch platform to monitor trade disruptions
The IMF in collaboration with University of Oxford researchers launched a new online portal “PortWatch”, a platform to monitor and…
Value of EU trade deals surpasses €2 trillion
The European Commission report shows that trade with our top 20 trade agreement partners grew by close to 30% on…
Türkiye: EU Statement at the WTO trade policy review
"The EU sees Türkiye as a close and important partner in addressing broader economic and sustainability challenges of today. Therefore,…
EU launches tool to help exporters seize the benefits of MRAs
The new Access2Conformity tool launched today will allow EU exporters large and small to reduce red tape by making better use of…
Remarks by Executive VP Dombrovskis at the ECOFIN Press conference
The Spanish Presidency has been working tirelessly for an agreement and we fully support its ambition to finalise the negotiations…
EU Commission presents a new Growth Plan for the Western Balkans to accelerate economic convergence with the EU
Today, the European Commission adopted a new Growth Plan for the Western Balkans, with the aim of bringing some of…
Switzerland conducts first political consultations with Kenya
One year after the agreement to hold regular political talks in future, the head of the FDFA's Africa Division, Ambassador…
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…
Statement by EU Commission President at the joint press conference with Serbian President Vučić
Basically, the first message is: Enlargement is at the top of the agenda of the European Union. It is a…
New insurance scheme to facilitate UK business supporting Ukraine
The UK will today sign a Statement of Intent on a European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) war-risk insurance…
Statement by EU Commission President at the joint press conference with Montenegrin President Milatović
We are both here to make it happen. All negotiation chapters are opened, three are already provisionally closed. Montenegro has…
EU Commission President’s Press Conference with PM Kovachevski of North Macedonia
I must say that this is amazing to see the progress that North Macedonia has done. And your determination to…
OECD recommends Spain boost productivity and youth opportunities
Strong government support to businesses and households has helped Spain weather the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, and of rising…
IMF Concluding Statement: Belgium economy shows resilience in withstanding a series of shocks
Supported by strong and timely policy response, the Belgium economy showed resilience in withstanding a series of shocks in the…
EU-New Zealand free trade deal gets green light in Trade Committee
The committee gave its consent to the free trade agreement by 27 votes, 2 votes against and 2 abstentions and…
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…
MEPs back harmonising firearms import and export to fight trafficking
The Committee on International Trade on Tuesday adopted a draft report on the import and export of firearms for civilian…
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: EU Council adopts regulation to safeguard against economic coercion
The new legislation, known as the Anti-Coercion Instrument (ACI), is meant to serve as a deterrent for third countries targeting the EU or…
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…
“Belt and Road” and Russia: Comment by Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning
At the invitation of President Xi Jinping, Russian President Putin will attend the third Belt and Road Forum for International…
Chinese President Xi Jinping receives Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán
Xi Jinping expressed deep appreciation for Hungary's long and firm pursuit of a friendly policy toward China and active support…
Main results of the Eurogroup on 16 October 2023
Ministers exchanged views with the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States (US), Janet Yellen, on the global outlook and…
India and Mercosur on the agenda of the informal meeting of EU trade ministers
Trade ministers of the European Union (EU) member states will discuss how trade contributes to the economic security of the…
EU Ecolabel use and recognition on the rise, new EU Commission data shows
The bi-annual figures released today show that the EU Ecolabel continues to attract business interest with a 9% increase in the number of awarded…
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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…
EU Council approves first Africa investment facilitation pact
On 9 October 2023, the Council adopted a decision on the signature of the sustainable investment facilitation agreement (SIFA) between the European…
Seizing opportunities – Time to seal an ambitious EU-Australia FTA
BusinessEurope and the European Australian Business Council (EABC), representing the business communities of Europe and Australia, join forces in calling…
MEPs vote to roll over current rules on tariffs for developing countries
Parliament voted on Thursday with 561 in favour, 5 against and 2 abstention to extend current rules on the scheme…
Economic coercion: Statements at the EP plenary debate
The new instrument gives us the means to stand up for EU jobs and industry in a situation of coercion. In…
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…
U.S. FTC sues Amazon for illegally maintaining monopoly power
The Federal Trade Commission and 17 state attorneys general today sued Amazon.com, Inc. alleging that the online retail and technology…
Speech: EU Commissioner Vălean on increasing the capacities of the Solidarity Lanes
Solidarity has seen unprecedented cooperation between Romania, and Moldova, for example, on the Danube cluster. But also from further afield.…
EU-China Dialogue: EU calls for greater market access and fair competition
The two sides discussed the macro-economic situation in the EU, China and globally. Executive Vice-President Dombrovskis emphasised in particular the impact of…
Competition authorities in the 21st century: Adapting to a new economic landscape
The questions to ask are not changing, but the answers are. Nowhere more so than digital markets, which have taken…
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…
U.S. Federal Reserve maintains target range for federal funds rate at 5,25 – 5,5 percent.
The Committee seeks to achieve maximum employment and inflation at the rate of 2 percent over the longer run. In…
Global Gateway: EU Commission announces Business Advisory Group
Today, the European Commission announced 60 members and 10 observers of the Global Gateway Business Advisory Group. The new group gathers CEOs…
NextGenerationEU: Implementation of the RRF firmly underway
The Commission has today adopted its second annual report on the implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), the €800 billion…