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The meeting was dedicated to an exchange of views on the mission report and debriefing on the outcome of the 22nd EU-New Zealand Inter-Parliamentary Meeting that took place on 13-15 February in New Zealand. The European Parliament's Delegation for Relations with Australia and New Zealand (DANZ) chaired by Ms Ulrike Müller (ALDE) visited New Zealand and met with their counterparts from the New Zealand's House of Parliament, Government representatives and other stakeholders. Mr David Taylor, Ambassador of New Zealand also attended the meeting on 14 March.

During this meeting the new Chair of the Delegation was elected.

Ms Ulrike Müller, ALDE Member from Germany, replaces Mr Michael Theurer. First Vice Chair Mr Axel Voss congratulates her together with Ambassador Taylor from the New Zealand Embassy and officials from the Australian Embassy.

There was an exchange of views on bilateral trade relations between the EU, Australia and New Zealand and on global trade governance with Mr Erik van der Marel, senior trade expert at the European Center for International Political Economy.