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The European Commission has launched a targeted consultation to help identify future measures to continue safeguarding the EU steel sector from unfair trade practices and the negative effects of global steel overcapacities.

EC-TRADE/2025/OP/0012: Supply and update of data for the import requirements section and MS taxes and excise duties section of the Access2Markets website for the years 2026-2030

At the first ever EU-Moldova Summit in Chișinău, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Council António Costa and President of the Republic of Moldova Maia Sandu agreed to deepen cooperation in the interest of EU and Moldovan citizens.

The Minister of Trade of Türkiye Ömer Bolat and the Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security; Interinstitutional Relations and Transparency Maroš Šefčovič met today in Ankara on the occasion of the second meeting of the High-Level Dialogue on Trade.

The leaders of the European Union and Canada – Presidents Ursula von der Leyen and António Costa for the EU, with Prime Minister Mark Carney for Canada – agreed to deepen their cooperation and partnership at yesterday's 20th EU-Canada summit.

Read the Joint Statement published after the 2025 summit between the European Union and Canada.

A statement by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen issued after a joint press conference with European Council President Antonio Costa and Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada.

EC-TRADE/2025/OP/0017: Regulation (EU) 2024/3015 on prohibiting products made with forced labour requires the Commission to establish a publicly available, indicative and non-exhaustive database of forced labour risks in specific geographic areas and with respect to specific products.

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.