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Following the EU’s call for action, OECD countries have today reached an agreement in principle to end support, in the form of export credits, for unabated coal-fired plants in the lead up to COP26. 

Countries of the OECD are holding an extraordinary meeting on Wednesday and Thursday to discuss a potential ban on export credits to unabated international coal-fired electricity generation projects.

On 15 July, the World Trade Organization (WTO) held a ministerial meeting on fisheries subsidies, which confirmed the commitment to set the course for a successful outcome on negotiations before the WTO’s Ministerial Conference starting in November.

The Commission and the European External Action Service (EEAS) have published today a Guidance on due diligence to help EU companies to address the risk of forced labour in their operations and supply chains, in line with international standards.

EU submits proposal seeking the commitment of WTO members for a multilateral trade action plan to expand production of COVID-19 vaccines.

Based on 11 eligible applications from local authorities across the European Union, the jury has chosen today a Swedish city of Malmö as a Winner of the 2020 Fair and Ethical Trade City Award.

The European Commission today kicks off an initiative to improve sustainability in the cocoa sector.

The European Commission today published the final Sustainability Impact Assessment (SIA) for the EU-Indonesia trade and investment agreement.

The Commission today published the draft version of the final assessment of the potential economic, social, environmental and human rights impact of the trade part of the association agreement between the European Union and Mercosur (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay).