Transparency in EU trade negotiations

On this page you will find links to EU negotiating text proposals and the latest round reports published since October 2015 related to the EU’s trade agreements and ongoing trade negotiations.

The variety and quantity of texts available on this website show the European Commission’s commitment to being the world’s most transparent public institution in the field of trade policy.

• 2021 transparency statistics of the European Commission's Directorate-General for Trade
• Factsheet on the transparency policy in EU Trade
• Ongoing bilateral and regional negotiations

Negotiation rounds

EU negotiating texts proposals and the latest round reports related to the EU’s trade agreements and ongoing trade negotiations.

Australia

• Negotiation round reports
• Textual proposals
• Negotiating mandate
• More on the EU-Australia Trade Agreement

Chile

• Negotiation round reports
• Textual proposals
• Negotiating mandate

China investment

• Negotiation round reports
• More on the EU-China Investment Agreement

E-commerce negotiationsin the WTO

•  EU proposal
•  Council decision and annex

 Eastern and Southern Africa

• Negotiation round reports
• EU textual proposals

Energy charter treaty modernisation

•  Mandate and annex

EU-US trade negotiations

• The mandate on the elimination of tariffs for industrial goods
• The mandate on conformity assessment

Indonesia

• Negotiation round reports
• Textual proposals
• Cross-border data flows and protection of personal data and privacy
• Factsheet
• More on the EU-Indonesia Trade Agreement

Mercosur

• Text of the agreement
• Negotiation round reports
• Textual proposals
• More on the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement

 Mexico

• Agreement in Principle and its texts
• Negotiation round reports
• More on the EU-Mexico Trade Agreement

Multilateral investment court (MIC)

• Negotiating mandate

Myanmar

• Negotiation round reports

New Zealand

• Negotiation round reports
• EU textual proposals
• Negotiating mandate
• More on the EU-New Zealand Trade Agreement

Philippines

• Negotiation round reports
• EU textual proposals
• More on the EU-Philippines Trade Agreement

Tunisia

• Negotiation round reports
• Textual proposals

WTO

• EU-Brazil joint proposal on farm subsidies

Implementation - Committees and Dialogues

The EU and its trading partners meet regularly to discuss issues and best practices when applying the agreement. The committees meet regularly; the meeting documents can be found here:

Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Belarus,  Canada, Central America, Colombia - Ecuador - Peru, Economic Partnership Agreements, Egypt, Faroe Islands, Georgia, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Palestine, South Korea, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam

Domestic advisory groups and civil society fora

Impact assessments and Sustainability Impact assessments

Impact assessments and Sustainability Impact assessments are carried out in support of negotiations.

• Impact assessments
• Sustainability Impact assessments

Meetings with organisations and self-employed individuals held by

Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis

Cabinet members of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis

EU Trade Director-General Sabine Weyand

Better Regulation

In order to ensure that EU policies and laws are prepared, implemented and reviewed in an open and transparent manner, stakeholders may express their views at every stage of the policy cycle.

Have your say in Trade initiatives