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EC-TRADE/2025/OP/0002: Trade Sustainability Impact Assessment in support of Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations between the EU and Thailand

The EU and US have issued a Joint Statement establishing a framework for fair, balanced and mutually beneficial transatlantic trade and investment. This Joint Statement confirms and builds on the political agreement reached by President von der Leyen and President Trump on 27 July.

The United States and the European Union are pleased to announce that they have agreed on a Framework on an Agreement on Reciprocal, Fair, and Balanced Trade ('Framework Agreement'). 

EC-TRADE/2024/OP/0024: Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP) and Trade and Sustainable Development (TSD) Compliance Support Facility

Today the Commission imposed anti-dumping measures on imports of decor paper from China. The measures guard EU producers of decor paper, who collectively employ over 2,000 people across the Union, from unfairly traded imports from China.

Trade defence tools continue to protect EU jobs by promoting a fair business environment for EU firms – with the European Commission initiating a record number of investigations in 2024, reveals a new report.

Today, the European Commission imposed anti-dumping measures on imports of epoxy resins originating in China, Taiwan and Thailand. The measures will protect the EU epoxy resin industry, which employs 1,400 people across the EU, from unfair and injurious trade practices.

The EU and Moldova have reached an agreement to review and update the trade terms of the EU-Moldova Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA).

As of today, the Commission has activated the customs surveillance system to monitor the import and export of metal waste and scrap into and out of the EU, covering ferrous waste and scrap (including steel), aluminium and copper.