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

The UN ‘Mauritius’ Convention on transparency for ISDS marks a major step towards greater public access to documents and hearings, as well as the inclusion of civil society in disputes brought by investors against States under investment treaties.

The European Commission published today an implementing regulation confirming the extension of the current steel safeguard measure for two more years, until June 2026. The regulation also adjusts the functioning of the measure, to adapt it to market conditions.

According to the third Eurobarometer on international trade published today, over six in ten Europeans believe they benefit from international trade – an increase compared to the last such survey in 2019.

The new tool serves as a public procurement knowledge hub, with easy-to-access information on the rules governing public procurement for contracting entities in EU Member States.

Today, the EU has launched a dispute settlement case against Algeria and requested consultations with Algerian authorities to address several restrictions imposed on EU exports and investments.

French and Irish beef producers will once again be able to export beef to the Republic of Korea, thanks to the European Commission’s efforts to negotiate the removal of local restrictions on EU beef.

As part of its ongoing investigation, the Commission has provisionally concluded that the battery electric vehicles (BEV) value chain in China benefits from unfair subsidisation, which is causing a threat of economic injury to EU BEV producers.

The EU launched compliance proceedings against Colombia today.