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The EU and Japan reaffirmed their shared commitment to further strengthening their cooperation on trade and economic security at their 6th High-Level Economic Dialogue (HLED) on 8 May.

To further bolster its economic security, the EU has released a Recommendation aimed at enhancing coordination of national control lists of dual-use items.

The European Commission has imposed countervailing duties on imports of aluminium road wheels from Morocco, shielding EU producers and defending 16,600 jobs from unfair trading practices.

In response to the imposition of new, unjustified US tariffs on EU steel and aluminium imports, the Commission has launched swift and proportionate countermeasures on US imports into the EU.

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

A European Commission report assessing patterns of Member-State exports of dual-use items shows that both authorisations and denials for the export of those most sensitive goods is on the rise as compared to 2021.

The Commission has today published a Recommendation calling on EU Member States to review outbound investments of their companies into non-EU countries. The Recommendation applies to three technology areas of strategic importance.

A report published today, highlighting continued discrimination against EU medical devices in China's public procurement market, will inform the Commission's assessment on what measures should be taken to restore the EU-China level playing field in this area.

The EU and Taiwan held the third Trade and Investment Dialogue (TID) on 17 December, taking stock of their bilateral trade and investment relationship.