The European Commission renewed the anti-dumping measures on imports of stainless steel tube and pipe butt-welding fittings (“SSTPF”) from China and Taiwan for another five years.

Today, Executive Vice-President and Commissioner for Trade Valdis Dombrovskis and Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Yoshimasa Hayashi co-chaired the fourth meeting of the Joint Committee under the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA). 

On 31 March, OECD countries reached an agreement in principle on an EU initiative to modernise export credit rules to better support the green transition.

TRADE/2022/OP/0006 Framework Contract for the Recognition of Equivalence of Supply Chain Due Diligence Schemes under the Regulation (EU)2017/821 (Conflict Minerals)

Early on Tuesday, the European Parliament, the Council and the European Commission made a breakthrough on the main outstanding issues of the legislative process of the Anti-Coercion Instrument (ACI).

Timor-Leste took a major step closer to WTO accession today. The EU and Timor-Leste signed a deal concluding their bilateral market access negotiations on services and goods as part of Timor-Leste’s accession process to the World Trade Organization.

TRADE/2022/OP/0007 Ex-post Evaluation of the EU-SADC Economic Partnership Agreement

Today, the Commission proposes a comprehensive set of actions to ensure the EU's access to a secure, diversified, affordable and sustainable supply of critical raw materials.

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