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Green hydrogen at the heart of new EU–UAE free trade pact negotiations
14-Apr-2025 FCW
The EU and UAE have agreed to launch formal negotiations for a free trade agreement, with green hydrogen, renewable energy, and critical raw materials set to be central pillars of the deal.
Germany’s Merz hoping for trans-Atlantic free trade agreement
14-Apr-2025 Yahoo
Germany’s incoming chancellor Friedrich Merz spoke out in favour of a trans-Atlantic free trade zone without any tariffs between Europe and the US.
How the European Commission bypasses opposition to controversial trade deal
11-Apr-2025 Friends of the Earth Europe
The European Commission already expressed its wish to use a procedural trick to fast-track the ratification and bypass the opposition of several member states and national parliaments: the so-called ‘splitting’.
EU will not rip up tech rules for trade deal with Trump, senior official says
11-Apr-2025 The Guardian
Bloc is ‘very committed’ to laws on big tech and is not targeting US companies, says European Commission’s Henna Virkkunen.
UAE to begin talks with EU over landmark trade deal
11-Apr-2025 The National
The UAE and the EU have agreed to begin talks on a potential trade deal, in what would be a landmark agreement for the two sides.
Australia rejects China offer after Trump escalation, reopens free trade talks with EU
10-Apr-2025 The Sydney Morning Herald
The European Union’s top trade official is set to travel to Australia soon after the federal election to restart negotiations on an elusive free trade pact.
NZ says trans-Pacific, EU nations can defend free trade
10-Apr-2025 BSS News
New Zealand’s prime minister proposed a new alliance to battle global export restrictions, enlisting members of a 12-nation trans-Pacific free trading agreement and the European Union.
The return of the chlorinated chicken? Trump administration uses tariffs to push for radical EU deregulation
9-Apr-2025 CEO
White House trade adviser Peter Navarro stated that non-tariff barriers, including food safety regulations, are "orders of magnitude" more important than EU tariff rates.
Thai-EU FTA talks progress smoothly, final deal expected by year-end: Pichai
9-Apr-2025 The Nation
Thai-EU FTA talks make solid progress in fifth round; deal expected by end of 2025, says Commerce Minister Pichai.
Trump pushes France to reassess trade alternatives — even the Mercosur deal?
9-Apr-2025 Politico
As Donald Trump launches a full-scale trade war, France wants to replace the United States with other trade partners. Does that mean Paris is ready to accept a massive trade deal between the European Union and South America it has excoriated for years?
Non-trade issues take backseat in FTA talks
7-Apr-2025 The Economic Times
Developed countries are softening their stance on pushing non-trade issues such as sustainability and environment in their free trade agreement negotiations with India.
India-US BTA talks being eyed by potential FTA partners for similar concessions
7-Apr-2025 The Hindu BusinessLine
While studying implications of tariff cuts for the US, India needs to look at the macro picture.
Elon Musk says he hopes for ’free trade zone’ between Europe and the US
7-Apr-2025 Euronews
US President Donald Trump’s billionaire advisor Elon Musk said he hopes in the US and Europe could eventually establish “a very close, stronger partnership” and reach a “zero-tariff zone situation.”
Trump’s tariffs push Austria to back EU-Mercosur trade deal after decades of opposition
7-Apr-2025 MSN
Trump’s global tariffs are persuading Austria to change its mind on a trade agreement between the European Union and the Mercosur bloc that it had long opposed.
Amid US tariff chaos, France convenes Mercosur meeting with EU partners
4-Apr-2025 Reuters
The meeting brought together France and other countries that had led opposition to the EU’s possible trade deal with Latin America’s Mercosur.
Europeche calls for exclusion of tuna from new free trade agreement with Thailand
1-Apr-2025 Baird Maritime
As the European Commission and Thailand begin the fifth round of trade negotiations today until 4 April, calls are growing in Spain for tuna to be excluded from any future deal with Bangkok.
EU-Thailand trade talks resume as Spain worries about tuna sector
1-Apr-2025 Euractiv
As the European Commission and Thailand begin the fifth round of trade negotiations today until 4 April, calls are growing in Spain for tuna to be excluded from any future deal with Bangkok.
The climate impact of the EU trade agreement with Colombia, Peru and Ecuador
31-Mar-2025 Power Shift
Instead of supporting sustainable development, the agreement has primarily facilitated trade in environmentally harmful goods, and has also failed to introduce effective mechanisms to address sustainability challenges.
ETUC position on EU digital trade agreements with 3rd countries
31-Mar-2025 ETUC
Digital trade agreements should not prevent enforcement of workers’ rights or indeed the improvement of working conditions.
EU-Singapore digital trade agreement: Key points for consumers
31-Mar-2025 BEUC
The EU-Singapore Digital Trade Agreement is the first EU trade deal focused solely on digital trade. While it aims to strengthen online consumer protections, some provisions could put fundamental rights at risk.