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India was among the first countries to establish diplomatic relations with the European Economic Community in 1962. Following the EU-India 1994 Cooperation Agreement, the parties built a multi-tiered institutional architecture of cooperation, and eventually upgraded their relationship to a 'Strategic Partnership' in 2004. During the same period, trade between the two partners grew significantly, reaching €115.4 billion in 2022. As a result, the parties began negotiations on a broad-based bilateral ...

On 30 June 2022, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and then New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced the conclusion of negotiations on a comprehensive EU-New Zealand free trade agreement (FTA). The agreement was signed on 9 July 2023. Although the 2014-2019 Commission had initially aimed to finalise negotiations before the end of its mandate, both sides raised several sensitive issues during negotiations, not least because New Zealand is a major and competitive producer and exporter ...

In 2022, the European Union–Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) dialogue partnership celebrated its 45th anniversary. The same year saw the 55th anniversary of the founding of ASEAN. The ASEAN region currently collectively amounts to the world's fifth largest economy, a dynamic economic area home to more than 680 million consumers. To secure better access to opportunities in the region's market, the European Union (EU) started negotiations with ASEAN for a region-to-region free trade agreement ...

Since the free trade agreement (FTA) signed with South Korea in 2009, EU trade deals have included a dedicated trade and sustainable development (TSD) chapter encompassing provisions on protection of the environment, labour rights and climate change. However, in recent years evaluation of the EU's trade policy has focused on the question of how to improve the implementation and enforcement of sustainability provisions and, in particular, the TSD chapters in EU trade agreements. Parliament has long ...

En 2022, l’Union et la Nouvelle-Zélande ont conclu des négociations sur un accord de libre-échange, qui représente un élément important de la stratégie de l’Union visant à accroître son rôle et sa place dans la région indo-pacifique. La commission du commerce international (INTA) du Parlement a donné son feu vert à la conclusion de l’accord le 24 octobre. Le Parlement doit se prononcer sur l’approbation de l’accord lors de la session plénière de novembre II.

On 30 June 2022, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and then New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced the conclusion of negotiations on a comprehensive EU-New Zealand free trade agreement (FTA). The agreement was signed on 9 July 2023. Although the 2014-2019 Commission had initially aimed to finalise negotiations before the end of its mandate, both sides raised several sensitive issues during negotiations, not least because New Zealand is a major and competitive producer and exporter ...

This in-depth analysis offers a quantitative analysis of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada, six years after its provisional enforcement. Our analysis confirms substantial economic gains: goods exports from the EU to Canada increased by 27 % and imports rose by 32 % due to the agreement. The services sector also showed robust growth, with 19 % and 15 % increases in exports and imports, respectively. However, the paper identifies challenges, such as the ...

Under EU rules, EU citizens are free to reside and work in any Member State, and can be posted to any other EU country to provide a service job. By contrast, labour migration by third-country nationals (TCNs) is controlled by a different regulatory framework. However, Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) case law provides that TCNs with work and residence permits in one Member State may be posted across the EU to perform temporary work. The posting of TCN workers is increasingly being used ...

Les législateurs de l’Union ont élaboré et négocié un règlement sur les indications géographiques pour les produits non agricoles, afin de permettre l’enregistrement des dénominations de produits artisanaux et industriels en tant qu’indications géographiques et de renforcer leur protection au sein de l’Union et dans les pays tiers. Le Parlement européen devrait voter sur le texte final, convenu à la suite des négociations en trilogue, lors de sa session de septembre.

Le 16 janvier, lors de sa session plénière, le Parlement célébrera le 30e anniversaire du marché unique. Outre la cérémonie, le Parlement votera sur une proposition de résolution adoptée par sa commission du marché intérieur et de la protection des consommateurs le 12 décembre 2022. Dans son programme de travail pour 2023, la Commission européenne a annoncé une communication sur les 30 ans du marché unique, qui devrait être publiée au début du premier trimestre de l’année.