On Friday, a senior EU official stated, following six years of negotiations, EU-China negotiations on investment agreement have entered a “critical stage” and are progressing well. In a news briefing in Beijing, Nicolas Chapuis, EU’s ambassador to China, stated, progress… Read More ›
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U.S., EU, Japan need concerted, coordinated action to take on China’s trade practices
On Tuesday, top trade officials from the European Union, the United States, and Japan are set to huddle in Washington to address non-market-oriented trade policies and subsidies by China. According to a spokesman from USTR, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer… Read More ›
The European Union and Vietnam sign landmark free trade agreement
The EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) is “the most ambitious free trade deal ever concluded with a developing country” to date. In a landmark development, the European Union has signed a free trade deal with Vietnam, its first with a… Read More ›
EU aims to end trade dispute with U.S.
The U.S. tariffs, that are currently exempted, on EU’s exports of aluminum and steel to the U.S., are set to end on June 1. On Monday, Peter Altmaier, Germany’s Economy Minister disclosed Germany aims to end a trade dispute between… Read More ›