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Consultation on the Trade Policy Review

The consultation covers all relevant topics to the EU trade policy. The results of this consultation will feed into a communication to be published towards the end of the year.

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Details

Status
Closed
Opening date
Deadline
Department
Directorate-General for Trade and Economic Security
Trade topics
  • Trade policy

Target audience

All interested stakeholders

Why we are consulting

The European Commission launched a major review of the European Union’s trade policy, including a public consultation seeking input from the European Parliament, Member States, stakeholders and civil society. The Commission’s objective is to build a consensus around a fresh medium-term direction for EU trade policy, responding to a variety of new global challenges and taking into account the lessons learned from the coronavirus crisis.

The consultation covers all relevant topics to the EU trade policy. The results of this consultation will feed into a communication to be published towards the end of the year.

Press release of the launch of the trade policy review, 16 June 2020

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