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Implementing and enforcing EU trade agreements

The EU’s network of 44 preferential trade agreements with 76 partners worldwide provides opportunities for EU companies in foreign markets, while also promoting EU values and international commitments on trade and sustainable development.

Trade topics
  • Enforcement and protection

The Commission’s fourth report on the implementation and enforcement of EU trade policy since the appointment of the Chief Trade Enforcement Officer provides an update of what was done to implement and enforce international trade commitments, and the main results achieved, in 2023 and the first months of 2024.

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  • Press release

The value of EU trade covered by the vast network of 42 agreements with 74 partners in place in 2023 was more than €2.3 trillion, having risen by over 30% over the past five years, according to the Annual Report on the implementation and enforcement of EU trade policy published today.

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  • Press release

The value of EU trade through free trade agreements with global partners surpassed €2 trillion for the first time in 2022, according to the 3rd Annual Report on the Implementation and Enforcement of EU Trade Policy published today.

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