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Today, the EU and Canada adopted a Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) on the professional qualifications of architects - the first bilateral MRA for professional qualifications to be concluded by the EU.

The value of EU trade covered by the vast network of 42 agreements with 74 partners in place in 2023 was more than €2.3 trillion, having risen by over 30% over the past five years, according to the Annual Report on the implementation and enforcement of EU trade policy published today.

The European Commission and the United States yesterday welcomed new members into the Minerals Security Partnership (MSP) Forum and co-chaired discussions on the way ahead for the Forum’s work.

On 25 September 2024, the EU and US held an in-depth technical discussion with transatlantic social partner stakeholders under the Trade and Labour Dialogue (TALD), focused on ways to eradicate forced labour from supply chains and ensure a successful, just and inclusive green transition.

European Commission Executive Vice-President and Commissioner for Trade Valdis Dombrovskis met today the Chinese Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao.

On 16 September 2024, high-level officials of the European Union and United States met to review how work has progressed under the EU-US Trade and Technology Council (TTC) since the ministerial meeting of April 2024 in Leuven, Belgium.

A joint statement published by the European Union and Kenya on the implementation of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA).

Today, the EU-Angola Sustainable Investment Facilitation Agreement (SIFA) has entered into force. This is the first-ever EU agreement on investment facilitation. It aims to stimulate foreign investments needed to achieve sustainable development goals.

Yesterday (27 August), the EU and China launched the first discussions under the new Cross-Border Data Flow Communication Mechanism.