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Civil Society Dialogue on Australia, New Zealand and South and South East Asia

The Commission will present the latest developments in negotiations with these countries and exchange views with civil society organisations on EU trade policy in South and South East Asia.

  • Partner meetings
  • Date: 10/11/2020, 11:00-13:00
  • Location: WEBEX

Meeting details

The EU is currently negotiating free trade agreements (FTAs) with Australia, New Zealand and Indonesia.

Further information on the state of play can be found here: AustraliaNew ZealandIndonesia.

The Deputy Director-General in the Directorate-General for Trade and Chief Negotiator for the FTAs with Australia and Indonesia will present, together with the Head of Unit and Chief Negotiator for the FTA with New Zealand, the latest developments in negotiations with these countries and exchange views with civil society organisations on EU trade policy in South and South East Asia.

Speakers

Lead speakers

  • Chief Negotiator for the FTAs with Australia and Indonesia, European Commission
  • Chief Negotiator for the FTA with New Zealand, European Commission

Moderator

  • Deputy Head, Information, Communication and Civil Society Unit, DG Trade, European Commission

Agenda

  1. Presentation of the state of play of the negotiations
  2. 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.

Related documents

  • trade agreement
  • Tuesday 10 November 2020, 11:00 - 13:00 (CET)
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Country or region
  • Australia
  • Indonesia
  • New Zealand
Trade topics
  • Negotiations and agreements
Event type

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Tuesday 10 November 2020, 11:00 - 13:00 (CET)
Languages
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Organisers
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