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Civil Society Dialogue on the negotiations with Australia and New Zealand

The Chief Negotiator for the trade agreements with Australia and with New Zealand will present the latest developments in negotiations with both countries and the Commission position on the sustainable impact assessment.

  • Partner meetings
  • Date: 08/09/2021, 09:30-11:30
  • Location: WEBEX

Meeting details

Registration closes on: 03/09/2021 at 12 o'clock

Please note that we have moved to a new registration system.

The EU is currently negotiating trade agreements with Australia and New Zealand (further information on the state of play can be found here: AustraliaNew Zealand). The Commission has recently published a sustainable impact assessment and related Commission position paper for each negotiation that are available here

The Chief Negotiator for the trade agreements with Australia and with New Zealand will present the latest developments in negotiations with both countries and the Commission position on the sustainable impact assessment, and he will exchange views with civil society organisations.

Lead speaker

Chief Negotiator for the trade agreement with Australia and New Zealand, Head of Unit South and South East Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Directorate General for Trade, European Commission

Moderator

Transparency, Civil Society and Communication Unit, Directorate General for Trade, European Commission

Agenda

  1. Presentation of the state of play of the negotiations with Australia, and of the Commission position on the related sustainable impact assessment.
  2. Presentation of the state of play of the negotiations with New Zealand, and of the Commission position on the related sustainable impact assessment.
  3. Open discussion with stakeholders.

The meeting will take place via WEBEX. Access code and password will be sent to registered participants. We would be grateful if participants could launch their WEBEX connection 30 minutes in advance of the meeting so that any technical problems can be arranged in time before the meeting.

  • international trade
  • Wednesday 8 September 2021, 09:30 - 11:30 (CEST)
  • Live streaming available
Country or region
  • Australia
  • New Zealand
Trade topics
  • Negotiations and agreements
Event type

Practical information

When
Wednesday 8 September 2021, 09:30 - 11:30 (CEST)
Languages
English
Organisers
Directorate-General for Trade and Economic Security
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