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Today marks the end of the negotiations on the modernisation of the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT). With the tentative agreement reached among 53 Contracting Parties, the Commission has fulfilled the negotiation mandate it received from the Council.

Today, the European Commission published the pool of almost 400 individuals eligible for appointment as arbitrators for trade and sustainable development (TSD) experts in bilateral disputes under trade agreements with third countries.

Today, the EU and its Central American partners celebrated the 10th anniversary of the signature of the EU-Central America Association Agreement.

The Commission is today taking a major step in making EU trade greener, fairer and more sustainable. It has unveiled a new plan to enhance the contribution of EU trade agreements in protecting the climate, environment and labour rights worldwide.

The EU welcomes the successful results in key areas of the 12th Ministerial Conference of the WTO concluded today, against a backdrop of heightened global trade tensions and a food security crisis caused by Russian's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.

Today, European Commission Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis and Indian Commerce Minister Piush Goyal formally relaunched EU-India negotiations on a balanced, ambitious, comprehensive and mutually beneficial free trade agreement.

The trade ministers of the European Union, Ecuador, Kenya and New Zealand have agreed to work jointly to forge an inclusive Coalition of Trade Ministers on Climate. 

Trade Ministers from the European Union and 29 other WTO members met ahead of the opening of the 12th WTO Ministerial Conference in Geneva today to express their solidarity with and support for Ukraine.

Trade ministers express support for Ukraine ahead of WTO Ministerial