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.

The European Commission is stepping up efforts to make sure that sensitive technologies do not fall into the wrong hands, by paving the way for better coordination of export controls at EU level.

Trade in agricultural products between the EU and Korea is about to become a lot easier, thanks to the digitisation of procedures agreed today between the two partners.

DG Trade expanded its Access2Procurement online tool to cover the United States today, making transatlantic procurement – and transatlantic trade more broadly – easier for EU businesses.

TRADE/2022/OP/0002 Supply and Update for Third Country Datasets (Tariffs, Taxes and Procedures and Formalities), Information on Third Country Export Measures and General Updating Service for the EC's Access2Markets Website

The EU’s control list of dual-use items has been updated.

The EU welcomes the removal by Vietnam, as of today, of discrimination against a number of EU Member States' regulatory authorities for pharmaceutical products.

EU trade deals mean increased exports, more stable economic relations and secure access to resources, a new report out today shows.