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EU-Mexico FTA: Agreement in principle text (Apr 2018, updated in 2025)
As published by the European Commission.
India, Canada to resume FTA talks after 21-months pause
India and Canada to resume FTA talks after 21 months, aiming to revive the Early Progress Trade Agreement and move toward a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement.
Global trade at gunpoint
Trump is setting up a protection racket to expand corporate power around the world.
Scottish farmers worried over imported trade deal meat
Scotland’s meat industry says it is becoming concerned about the "creepage" of imports from countries which have signed trade deals with the UK.
German Chancellor Freidrich Merz asks Anthony Albanese whether he can help speed up Australia-EU free trade agreement
Australia could be on the verge of cementing a free trade deal with multiple major countries, with both parties acknowledging the symbolic significance of the pact.
China willing to further tap potential of free trade agreement with Australia, minister says
China is willing to work with Australia to further tap the potential of their free trade agreement, Commerce Minister Wang Wentao told a forum marking the 10th anniversary of the pact.
Farmers call for UK animal welfare rules to be upheld in Gulf states deal
PM urged to ensure £1.6bn trade agreement does not undermine industry with influx of lower-welfare meat.
New import safeguards under discussion to secure Mercosur deal, French agriculture minister says
“Brazil has been very proactive in protecting itself. Why shouldn’t we also have specific safeguard clauses for agricultural products?” Genevard told reporters.
Madbouly touts tripled trade as Egypt, Serbia finalise free trade deal
Egypt has approved a free trade agreement with Serbia that will gradually eliminate customs duties, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly announced, noting that bilateral trade has more than tripled to around $300m since 2022.
D-8 preferential trade agreement targets $500 billion in intra-trade by 2030
Amb. Isiaka Imam, Secretary-General, D-8, Organisation for Economic Cooperation, says the organisation is focusing on achieving a target of 500 billion dollars in intra-trade among member countries by 2030.
I-EU CEPA talks end, but deal won’t take effect before 2027
The negotiations for the Indonesia-EU Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (I-EU CEPA) have concluded, but the agreement is not expected to take effect before 2027. Once fully implemented, the trade deal is projected to Indonesia’s exports to the European Union by up to 50% over the first three years.
More US rice could reach Japan tariff free, as Tokyo aims to placate Washington
The government may propose increasing duty-free imports of US rice in negotiations over US tariffs, according to government sources.
Trump signs order confirming parts of UK-US tariff deal
The deal includes a 10% levy on most UK goods, including cars, and did not address the expected removal of charges on steel imports. The UK has agreed to scrap tariffs on beef.
Emergency statement: We are firmly opposed to the selling off of agriculture and food in Japan-US trade negotiations
The Japan Consumers Federation is concerned that Japanese agriculture and food safety will be used as bargaining chips and sacrificed in the Japan-US trade negotiations, and has issued the following emergency statement.
China’s duty-free access offers growth path as Agoa waivers
On June 12, 2025, China announced it would extend duty-free market access to 53 African countries, eliminating tariffs on 98 percent of taxable products originating from these nations.
Malaysia – EFTA Economic Partnership Agreement (MEEPA) will jeopardise public health, access to seeds & farmers’ rights
Consumers’ Association of Penang submitted a Memorandum on June 2025 to strongly urge the Malaysian government not to rush to endorse and/or sign the trade deal with EFTA. If a deal is to be signed, such a deal must not contain any TRIPS-plus obligation.
Vietnam, US conclude third round of bilateral trade talks
Vietnamese Minister Nguyen Hong Dien and US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick engaged in negotiations, making considerable progress on tariffs and trade cooperation, with plans for an upcoming online working-level meeting and virtual ministerial dialogue to resolve outstanding issues.
Would a free trade agreement with the US be of interest to Mozambique?
The Mozambican government intends to negotiate a free trade agreement with the United States. An economist at the CIP fears that it could harm the country’s economy due to “weak competitiveness”.
Labor & civil society groups detail shared priorities for the USMCA review
As the review of the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement trade deal approaches, hundreds of labor and civil society organizations across the United States have written to the Trump administration with shared views on the significant changes needed for the pact to benefit working families and communities.
US-China trade truce leaves military-use rare earth issue unresolved, sources say
The renewed US-China trade truce struck in London left a key area of export restrictions tied to national security untouched, an unresolved conflict that threatens a more comprehensive deal.