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The news archive displays news announcements and press releases for the year 2020. More search options are available via the search form.
| Title | Topic | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Trade defence: EU publishes a report on market distortions in Russia en | Trade defence | 23 Oct 2020 |
| EU and Mexico celebrate 20 years of partnership - joint press release en | Mexico | 23 Oct 2020 |
| Pre-announcement for the tender "VA Module in the GTAP model - Development update" en | Calls for tender | 19 Oct 2020 |
| The Swedish city of Malmö wins the Commission’s Fair and Ethical Trade City Award en | Sustainable development | 16 Oct 2020 |
| Commission launches Access2Markets portal to support trade by small businesses en | Accessing markets | 13 Oct 2020 |
| Boeing subsidy case: World Trade Organization confirms EU right to retaliate against $4 billion of U.S. imports en | Dispute settlement | 13 Oct 2020 |
| Commission reports on eighth negotiating round with Australia en | Australia | 13 Oct 2020 |
| Screening of foreign direct investment en | Enforcement and protection | 12 Oct 2020 |
| EU foreign investment screening mechanism becomes fully operational en | Investment | 09 Oct 2020 |
| Hearing on the EU-Korea dispute on labour rights en | South Korea | 09 Oct 2020 |
| Commission imposes further anti-dumping duties on steel imports en | Trade defence | 07 Oct 2020 |
| EU and Canada celebrate third anniversary of comprehensive trade agreement en | Canada | 22 Sep 2020 |
| Commission launches initiative for more sustainable cocoa production en | Sustainable development | 22 Sep 2020 |
| Ukraine wood export ban: panel timeline under COVID-19 en | Bilateral disputes | 21 Sep 2020 |
| Korea labour commitments: panel timeline under COVID-19 en | Bilateral disputes | 15 Sep 2020 |
| Second negotiating round to modernise Energy Charter Treaty en | Investment | 14 Sep 2020 |
| Commission adopts proposals to make EU-U.S. agreement on tariffs effective en | United States | 08 Sep 2020 |
| Commission announces shortlist for Fair and Ethical Trade City Award en | Policy | 07 Sep 2020 |
| Study on the European Commission trade department’s Civil Society Dialogue en | Consultations | 01 Sep 2020 |
| Joint statement of the United States and the European Union on a tariff agreement en | United States | 21 Aug 2020 |
| Cambodia loses duty-free access to the EU market over human rights concerns en | Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP) | 12 Aug 2020 |
| The WTO multi-party interim appeal arrangement gets operational en | Dispute settlement | 03 Aug 2020 |
| EU-Vietnam trade agreement enters into force en | Vietnam | 31 Jul 2020 |
| Transparency in action en | Agreements | 29 Jul 2020 |
| EU and China discuss trade and economic relations en | China | 28 Jul 2020 |
| Coronavirus: The European Union calls for more transparency on trade-related measures by WTO members en | The EU and the WTO | 24 Jul 2020 |
| European Commission appoints its first Chief Trade Enforcement Officer en | Enforcement and protection | 24 Jul 2020 |
| EU and Airbus Member States take action to ensure full compliance in the WTO aircraft dispute en | Dispute settlement | 24 Jul 2020 |
| EU-Indonesia agreement: European Commission publishes conclusions of the sustainability impact assessment en | Indonesia | 16 Jul 2020 |
| Communication on the first negotiating round to modernise the Energy Charter Treaty en | Investment | 10 Jul 2020 |
| EU-Mexico Global Agreement – Meetings and documents en | Mexico | 10 Jul 2020 |
| Commission publishes report on negotiating round with five Eastern and Southern African countries en | Africa, Caribbean, Pacific | 09 Jul 2020 |
| European Commission publishes draft Sustainability Impact Assessment for the Trade part of the EU-Mercosur Association Agreement en | Mercosur | 08 Jul 2020 |
| Commission reports on latest negotiating round with New Zealand en | New Zealand | 02 Jul 2020 |
| Commission maintains safeguards in place to defend European steel industry in times of crisis en | Actions against imports into the EU | 30 Jun 2020 |
| WTO Dispute Settlement Body establishes panels on trade restrictions for EU exports of electronic products and frozen fries en | Dispute settlement | 29 Jun 2020 |
| Trade Barriers Report: EU continues to open up markets outside Europe in midst of rising protectionism en | Accessing markets | 18 Jun 2020 |
| European Commission kicks off major EU trade policy review en | Policy | 16 Jun 2020 |
| Small businesses exporting outside the EU employ over 13 million people en | Analysis | 15 Jun 2020 |
| Coronavirus: European Commission backs international initiative to facilitate trade in healthcare products en | Enforcement | 15 Jun 2020 |
| Introductory remarks by Commissioner Phil Hogan at the Ottawa Group meeting en | Enforcement and protection | 15 Jun 2020 |
| Commission publishes report on EU-Chile negotiation round en | Chile | 09 Jun 2020 |
| Keynote address by Commissioner Phil Hogan on ’Global Music & Global Trade’ en | Intellectual property | 03 Jun 2020 |
| Commission reports on latest negotiating round with Australia en | Australia | 02 Jun 2020 |
| Commission publishes second report on impact of coronavirus on EU trade en | Analysis | 29 May 2020 |
| Commission presents EU proposal for modernising Energy Charter Treaty en | Investment | 27 May 2020 |
| Coronavirus: Requirement for export authorisation for personal protective equipment comes to its end en | Enforcement and protection | 26 May 2020 |
| Commission introduces new monitoring system for steel and aluminium imports en | Trade defence | 15 May 2020 |
| EU puts forward its candidate for the pool of arbitrators in the multi-party interim appeal arbitration arrangement and encourages more WTO members to join en | Dispute settlement | 13 May 2020 |
| Trade defence report: restoring the level playing field for European producers en | Trade defence | 04 May 2020 |
| Interim appeal arrangement for WTO disputes becomes effective en | Dispute settlement | 30 Apr 2020 |
| EU and Mexico conclude negotiations for new trade agreement en | Mexico | 28 Apr 2020 |
| European Commission informs WTO on new set of coronavirus measures en | Enforcement and protection | 27 Apr 2020 |
| Coronavirus: Commission adjusts export authorisation scheme for personal protective equipment to suit current needs en | Enforcement and protection | 24 Apr 2020 |
| Commission publishes report on the impact of coronavirus on EU trade en | Analysis | 23 Apr 2020 |
| Coronavirus: The EU and 21 other WTO Members pledge to ensure well-functioning global food supply chains en | Enforcement and protection | 23 Apr 2020 |
| Introductory Statement by Commissioner Phil Hogan at Informal Meeting of EU Trade Ministers en | Enforcement and protection | 16 Apr 2020 |
| European Commission narrows down export authorisation requirements to protective masks only and extends geographical and humanitarian exemptions en | Enforcement and protection | 14 Apr 2020 |
| EU ensures transparency towards its trade partners on coronavirus-related actions en | Enforcement | 07 Apr 2020 |
| Korea labour commitments - Postponement of the hearing en | Bilateral disputes | 31 Mar 2020 |
| EU-South Korea Free Trade Agreement (FTA) - Meetings and documents en | South Korea | 30 Mar 2020 |
| EU and 15 World Trade Organization members establish contingency appeal arrangement for trade disputes en | Dispute settlement | 27 Mar 2020 |
| Coronavirus: Commission issues guidelines to protect critical European assets and technology in current crisis en | Enforcement and protection | 25 Mar 2020 |
| Commission publishes guidance on export requirements for personal protective equipment en | Import and export rules | 20 Mar 2020 |
| EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) - Meetings and documents en | Japan | 19 Mar 2020 |
| Commission moves to ensure supply of personal protective equipment in the European Union en | Policy | 15 Mar 2020 |
| Commission ensures continuation of trade defence procedures despite the limitations imposed by COVID-19 outbreak en | Trade defence | 13 Mar 2020 |
| Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) - Meetings and documents en | Africa, Caribbean, Pacific | 21 Feb 2020 |
| WTO Members assess EU’s track record on trade policy en | The EU and the WTO | 18 Feb 2020 |
| Commissioner Hogan announces new transparency package en | Agreements | 18 Feb 2020 |
| Trade enforcement: EU requests WTO panels with India and Colombia on ICT products and frozen fries en | Dispute settlement | 17 Feb 2020 |
| Commission decides to partially withdraw Cambodia’s preferential access to the EU market en | Cambodia | 12 Feb 2020 |
| Commission welcomes European Parliament’s approval of EU-Vietnam trade and investment agreements en | Vietnam | 12 Feb 2020 |
| Trade preferences boost developing countries’ exports to the European Union en | Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP) | 10 Feb 2020 |
| EU-Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA5) EPA deepening negotiations en | Economic Partnerships | 05 Feb 2020 |
| Applications for the EU Cities for Fair and Ethical Trade award now open en | Sustainable development | 04 Feb 2020 |
| Keynote address by Commissioner Phil Hogan at the Centre for European Reform en | Policy | 04 Feb 2020 |
| Arbitration panel established on Ukraine’s wood export ban – deadline for submissions en | Dispute settlement | 04 Feb 2020 |
| First year of EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement shows growth in EU exports en | Japan | 31 Jan 2020 |
| EU and 16 WTO members agree to work together on an interim appeal arbitration arrangement en | Dispute settlement | 24 Jan 2020 |
| Speech: The EU and China: Addressing the Systemic Challenge en | Policy | 20 Jan 2020 |
| Commission reports on latest negotiating rounds with Indonesia and New Zealand en | Agreements | 17 Jan 2020 |
| EU and five Eastern and Southern African countries kick off negotiations to deepen trade relations en | Africa, Caribbean, Pacific | 17 Jan 2020 |
| EU, U.S. and Japan agree on new ways to strengthen global rules on industrial subsidies en | WTO cases | 14 Jan 2020 |
| EU-Colombia/Ecuador/Peru Committees and Dialogues en | Andean Community | 10 Jan 2020 |
| European Commission steps up protection of European intellectual property in global markets en | Intellectual property | 09 Jan 2020 |