Tag for 'Trade'
Friday, February 17th, 2017
Commissioner Malmström and Japan's Minister of Foreign Affairs confirm commitment for an early conclusion of EU-Japan FTA negotiations Brussels, 17 February 2017 Commissioner Cecilia Malmström and Japanese Foreign Affairs Minister Fumio Kishida met today in Bonn to discuss the way forward for the negotiation of a Free Trade Agreement between the EU and Japan.Both parties [...]
Wednesday, October 19th, 2016
Commission urges Member States to support proposals to strengthen European defences against unfair trade Brussels, 19 October 2016 The Commission today called upon Member States to support its efforts to provide the European Union with updated, strengthened and more robust trade defence instruments.Despite the fact that the European Commission has been using the available trade [...]
Tuesday, October 4th, 2016
EU strengthens trade rules against goods used for capital punishment and torture Brussels, 4 October 2016 Today, the European Union has taken an important step towards the further strengthening of the trade rules applicable to goods that could be used for capital punishment or torture.(…)The European Union adopted a Regulation to ban trade in certain [...]
Monday, June 27th, 2016
On EU Trade Policy: Statement by Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmström Brussels, 27 June 2016 In this unprecedented situation, let me stress that we are clear and united in our response with regard to EU trade policy, the policy area that I am responsible for.Trade makes a vital and positive contribution to the EU's economic [...]
Thursday, June 9th, 2016
EU trade in services continued to rise strongly in 2015 but total surplus down for a second consecutive year 9 June 2016 The international trade in services of the European Union (EU) has increased steadily and significantly over the last six years. EU exports of services to the rest of the world rose by 42%, [...]
Thursday, May 26th, 2016
Joint statement on the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement/Free Trade Agreement 26/05/2016 Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, European Council President Donald Tusk, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, French President François Hollande, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and UK Prime Minister David Cameron, made the following joint statement in the margins of the [...]
Thursday, May 12th, 2016
China’s proposed market economy status: defend EU industry and jobs, urge MEPS European Parliament12/05/2016 Until China has fulfilled the EU's five criteria for market economy status, its exports to the EU must be treated in a "non-standard" way, say MEPs in a non-legislative resolution passed on Thursday. This non-standard methodology, for use in anti-dumping and [...]
Friday, April 8th, 2016
EU and Japan to hold 16th round of FTA negotiations in Tokyo next week 8 April 2016 The European Union and Japan will be holding their 16th round of negotiations toward a bilateral free trade agreement in Tokyo from 11 April to 15 April.The EU side will be led by Chief Negotiator Mauro Petriccione, Deputy [...]
Friday, January 29th, 2016
European Commission takes action to open up international procurement markets Brussels, 29 January 2016 The European Commission has today presented a revised proposal for an International Procurement Instrument - a tool to promote open access to public procurement markets around the world. While the EU is an open economy, many of the EU's major trading [...]
Thursday, January 28th, 2016
Trade policy promotes sustainability and human rights Brussels, 28 January 2016 The European Commission and the EU High Representative published today the first report on the concrete effects of the GSP+, the EU trade policy instrument devised to encourage third countries to comply with core international standards in the areas of human rights, labour rights, [...]
