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On 30 June 2022, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced the conclusion of negotiations on a comprehensive EU-New Zealand free trade agreement (FTA). The 2014-2019 Commission had initially aimed to finalise negotiations before the end of its mandate in late 2019. However, both sides raised several sensitive issues during negotiations, not least because New Zealand is a major and competitive producer and exporter of agricultural goods. The ...

The UK was a European Union Member State from 1973 until 31 January 2020. For reasons of comparability and consistency, the historical data for the 'EU-27' in this infographic covers all current Member States, regardless of whether they were Member States at the time concerned.

Sustainability-related provisions are a key part of international trade negotiations. Since the free trade agreement (FTA) signed with South Korea in 2009, EU trade deals each include dedicated trade and sustainable development (TSD) chapters encompassing issues such as environment, labour rights, climate change and responsible business conduct. In an effort to step up implementation and enforcement of these chapters, in 2018 the Commission published a non-paper setting out a 15-point action plan ...

Das partnerschaftliche Abkommen über nachhaltige Fischerei zwischen der EU und Grönland ist ein Schlüsselelement der Fischereibeziehungen der EU im Nordatlantik. Es ermöglicht Fischereifahrzeugen der EU, in grönländischen Gewässern zu fischen, und spielt eine tragende Rolle im Quotentauschnetz in dem Raum, da die EU einen erheblichen Teil ihrer Fangmöglichkeiten in grönländischen Gewässern mit Norwegen und den Färöern gegen Fangquoten in deren Gewässern tauscht. Das Europäische Parlament soll auf ...

After two years of negotiations, the text of a renewed partnership agreement between the European Union (EU) and the African, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) states was initialled in April 2021. The current partnership agreement (‘Cotonou’) was due to expire in February 2020. The then ACP Group of States – which later became the Organisation of the ACP States (OACPS) – and the EU started negotiations on a 'post-Cotonou' agreement in September 2018. The EU and the OACPS agreed on the principle of a common ...

Chinese counter-sanctions on EU targets

Auf einen Blick 19-05-2021

On 22 March 2021, the People's Republic of China (PRC) announced sanctions on 10 individuals and 4 entities in the EU, including Members of the European Parliament and of the Council's Political and Security Committee, that it said 'severely harm China's sovereignty and interests and maliciously spread lies and disinformation'. It described the sanctions as a response to EU sanctions imposed the same day on a Chinese entity and individuals accused of human rights abuses in Xinjiang (PRC). The dispute ...

EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement

Auf einen Blick 22-04-2021

During the April plenary session, the European Parliament is due to vote on giving its consent to the Council decision concluding the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the United Kingdom. This Agreement, which has been provisionally applied since 1 January 2021, is the institutional framework, which, conditional on Parliament's consent, will govern the new EU-UK relationship. It establishes trade on zero-tariff/quota terms and covers a wide range of areas, including energy ...

Diese von der Fachabteilung Bürgerrechte und konstitutionelle Angelegenheiten des Europäischen Parlaments auf Anfrage des AFCO-Ausschusses in Auftrag gegebene Studie untersucht die konstitutionellen und institutionellen Herausforderungen, denen sich die Europäische Union bei den Brexit-Verhandlungen stellen musste, und analysiert, ob die derzeitige Fassung von Artikel 50 des Vertrages über die Europäische Union in angemessener Weise angewendet wurde sowie ein effizientes und zweckmäßig organisiertes ...

Mit dieser Veröffentlichung möchte der EPRS einen analytischen Überblick über das Handels- und Kooperationsabkommen (TCA) zwischen der Europäischen Union (EU) und dem Vereinigten Königreich (VK) bieten, das am 24. Dezember 2020 zwischen den beiden Vertragsparteien vereinbart und am 30. Dezember 2020 von ihnen unterzeichnet wurde und seit dem 1. Januar 2021 vorläufig angewandt wird. Derzeit wird das Abkommen vom Europäischen Parlament geprüft, das darüber abstimmen muss, ob es seine Zustimmung dafür ...

State of play of EU-Australia FTA talks

Auf einen Blick 02-12-2020

In May 2018, the Council authorised the Commission to negotiate a free trade agreement (FTA) with Australia. Negotiations were officially launched in June 2018. Between July 2018 and September 2020, eight negotiation rounds took place. The first chapter of the prospective EU-Australia FTA, concluded at the technical level, is on small and medium-sized enterprises. The ninth negotiation round started on 30 November 2020.