The landmark deal on cross-border data flows between the EU and Japan has taken a further important step towards ratification. Today, the European Commission sent the outcome of the negotiations to the Council for authorising its signature.

The Commission has imposed provisional anti-dumping duties on imports of certain polyethylene terephthalate (‘PET’) plastic products from China, defending EU companies and more than 1,500 jobs. The EU market of PET has a value of over €5.5 billion.

A new joint report confirms that the EU's Generalised System of Preferences continues to support economic stability and sustainable development in low-income countries.

Businesses and government leaders from the European Union and the Gulf Cooperation Council will convene at the 7th EU-GCC Business Forum. a pivotal event set to redefine economic collaboration in the post-pandemic era.

The EU and Angola signed today a Sustainable Investment Facilitation Agreement (SIFA), the first EU agreement of its kind, during the EU-Angola Business Forum in Luanda.

The value of EU trade through free trade agreements with global partners surpassed €2 trillion for the first time in 2022, according to the 3rd Annual Report on the Implementation and Enforcement of EU Trade Policy published today.

The new 'Access2Conformity' tool will allow EU exporters large and small to reduce red tape by making better use of the EU’s Mutual Recognition Agreements (MRAs) with third countries.

Joint statement by European Commission Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis and Korean Minister for Trade Dukgeun Ahn on the launch of negotiations on an EU-Korea digital trade agreement.

The EU and Japan have concluded, on the margins of the G7 Trade Ministerial in Osaka, a landmark deal to make doing business in the online world easier, less costly and more efficient.