EU Trade 🇪🇺

⚡️Historic. Proud to sign our Agreement with the UK on Gibraltar. Four years of negotiations, one outcome: shared prosperity and no more barrier for the 15,000 people crossing between Spain and Gibraltar daily.

Pleasure to meet Minister Lana Nusseibah. Negotiations towards an 🇪🇺🇦🇪 FTA continue - let's work with momentum to reach an agreement that is meaningful and mutually beneficial for both sides.

🌐 Entering a new phase of @WTO reform discussions We submitted 3 proposals: ⚖️ Balancing rights and obligations to reflect global economic realities. 📈 Restoring the level playing field. 🤝 Improving WTO's governance and decision-making. 🔗 link.europa.eu/RbmcWW #EUTrade

We have imposed anti-dumping duties on passenger-car 🚗 and light-lorry tyres from 🇨🇳 Our investigation found that pneumatic, rubber tyre imports were entering the EU at dumped prices, harming EU producers. Read more 🔗 link.europa.eu/Yq7w7k #EUTrade

Time to get to work 🇪🇺🇿🇦 Today, we are holding our first government-to-government dialogue under the CTIP. We are discussing how to make investment easier and open opportunities for clean energy, sustainable aviation fuels & green hydrogen. 🔗 link.europa.eu/HwNCbV #EUTrade

Glad to welcome @MinLubetkinUy back on his first trip as @mercosur chair - a strong signal of 🇺🇾's commitment to our EU-Mercosur trade deal, a commitment we share. Also had useful engagement with businesses to promote the deal. To be continued at the Business forum in December.

We published the distribution of the new steel tariff quotas to our trading partners, making progress in our efforts to address global overcapacity. 📅 The system will apply as of 1 July. We are minimising the impact on our FTA partners. 🔗 link.europa.eu/hKTc6w #EUTrade

Progress is built one conversation at a time. With Minister Wang Wentao, we've launched the 🇪🇺🇨🇳 Trade and Investment Consultations to tackle priority issues: trade and investment balancing, export controls, IPR. The work intensifies. I'll be in Beijing in October to assess it.

Pleased to welcome 🇨🇳 Minister Wang Wentao to Brussels for a packed day of meetings. Busy agenda, substantive talks, clear purpose.

From 16 to 18 June, we met the Korean government and stakeholders to talk about intellectual property. Main topics discussed: ©️Copyright 🤖AI 🛡️Enforcement of IP rights in the online environment #EUTrade

We are proposing our two agreements with Indonesia for signature 🇪🇺 🇮🇩 🔹Tariff cuts on imports and easier export procedures 🔹New investment opportunities 🔹Respect for intellectual property rights 🔹Supply chain diversification 🔗 link.europa.eu/3Vj89M #EUTrade

We have updated our foreign investment screening rules. What changes? ✅ EU countries will have a screening mechanism ✅ They will cooperate more closely & share information ✅ Investments in sensitive sectors will face closer scrutiny 🔗link.europa.eu/qMGqhb #EUTrade

New figures on EU dual-use exports out! In 2024, EU countries authorised €77.6B worth of exports of goods and technologies with civilian & military uses. At the same time, 487 export transactions were refused because of security risks 🔗 link.europa.eu/MVHjCb #EUTrade

Warm welcome to Thailand's Deputy PM Suphajee Suthumpun to take stock of our 🇪🇺🇹🇭 FTA negotiations. Making the dedicated round trip = commitment, fully shared. Our teams are working hard, with a clear sense of direction.

A product used in batteries. In cosmetics. In cars. In electronics. One chemical sits behind them all: BDO. Today, we have imposed definitive anti-dumping duties after finding imports were entering the EU at unfairly low prices. Read more 🔗 link.europa.eu/y8mr8P #EUTrade

Glad to join 🇰🇿 President @TokayevKZ at the Kazakhstan Business Forum. Central Asia matters greatly to the EU and Kazakhstan is a key hub. With trade nearing €42B last year and with our €12B Global Gateway investment package, B-2-B engagement is the way to boost this momentum.

The world of trade looks very different than it did a few years ago. Join us on 14 October for Trade Policy Day 2026 to discuss what's next. More info: link.europa.eu/7Nb6th #EUTrade #TradeDay26

Productive exchange with Minister Eduardo Sanz Lovatón on deepening the 🇪🇺 🇩🇴 partnership. EU-Dominican Republic trade hit over €9B in 2024 and the EU remains the country's top source of FDI. Our EPA is delivering real results - the medical devices sector is a good example.

Glad to be in the Dominican Republic for the EU-CARIFORUM Joint Council - taking stock of our Economic Partnership Agreement and charting its next chapter. A great way to start: the EPA Awards, recognizing outstanding 🇪🇺 and 🇩🇴 companies that drive our trade ties on the ground.

Ever thought about taking your agri-food business to 🇲🇽? This November, 🇪🇺 producers and companies can apply to join an EU business mission to explore the market, meet buyers & build new connections. Get ready, applications close on 30 June 🔗 link.europa.eu/gmgJ9T #EUTrade