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EC-TRADE/2024/OP/0004 Support to civil society advisory bodies (Domestic Advisory Groups, or DAGs) in trade agreements

The European Commission and the Peruvian government have agreed on a list of technical cooperation activities to implement the labour rights commitments taken under the EU-Colombia-Peru-Ecuador Trade Agreement.

Today, the EU and the Philippines officially announced the resumption of negotiations for an ambitious, modern and balanced free trade agreement (FTA) – with sustainability at its core. 

In a ruling published on 5 March 2024, the World Trade Organization (WTO) upheld the EU’s ability to take environmental and climate-based action under the Renewable Energy Directive (‘RED II’).

The European Commission was instrumental in brokering important outcomes at the 13th ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization (MC13) that ended Friday in Abu Dhabi.

Trade in services just got a boost with the entry into force of new World Trade Organization (WTO) rules facilitating and simplifying trade in services. The new rules apply to a large and diverse group of WTO Members, including developed, developing and least-developed countries.

Joint Statement of trade ministers in solidarity with Ukraine

Executive Vice-President and Commissioner for Trade Valdis Dombrovskis, together with 60 partner countries, put forward several actions to advance on the priorities of the Coalition of Trade Ministers on Climate.

The European Union, in cooperation with the US, UK and Japan, published an updated common list of high priority 'battlefield' items yesterday (22 February).