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Today, the European Commission launched a targeted consultation seeking stakeholders’ feedback on the appropriate documentation for implementing the country ‘melt and pour’ traceability requirements under the EU Steel Regulation.

EC-TRADE/2026/OP/0021-PIN - Procurement of data for Access2Markets for 2027-2030

Today, the EU and Mexico have taken a major step forward in their partnership by signing the Modernised Global Agreement (MGA) and interim Trade Agreement (iTA).

The European Commission welcomes the political agreement reached today between the European Parliament and the Council of the EU on two Regulations eliminating tariffs on all US industrial goods and providing preferential market access for certain US agricultural and seafood products.

EC-TRADE/2026/OP/0014-PIN - Trade assistant for services and investment

EC-TRADE/2026/OP/0007-PIN - Review of the Conflict Minerals Regulation (EU(2017)821)

Today the Commission imposed anti-dumping duties on imports into the EU of adipic acid from the People’s Republic of China. 

Tomorrow (1 May), the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement (ITA) will start being provisionally applied. This will allow EU producers, exporters, and farmers to start reaping the benefits of this deal as of day one.

The European Commission welcomes today’s vote by the European Parliament in favour of the new Generalised Scheme of Preference (GSP), which represents the final step before its entry into application on 1 January 2027.