The latest EU Trade News from DG TRADE

Welcome to this week’s edition of EU Trade News.

1. European Commission responds to the US restrictions on steel and aluminium affecting the EU
2. Commissioner Malmström visits Singapore to advance EU economic ties with South East Asia
3. The 10th Union for the Mediterranean Trade Ministerial
4. Commissioner Malmström unveils 15-point plan to make EU trade and sustainable development chapters more effective
5. OECD Report: Governance Frameworks to Counter Illicit Trade
6. Tweet of the week

European Commission responds to the US restrictions on steel and aluminium affecting the EU

The European Commission takes note of the announcement by the President of the United States of the imposition of restrictions in the form of an import surcharge on EU exports to the US of steel and aluminium.

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Commissioner Malmström visits Singapore to advance EU economic ties with South East Asia

Commissioner Cecilia Malmström is in Singapore to attend the annual consultations today between the EU Trade Commissioner and the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Economic Ministers. Read more >> 

The 10th Union for the Mediterranean Trade Ministerial

The European Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmström and the Jordanian Minister of Trade, Industry and Supply H.E. Eng. Yarub Qudah, as Union for the Mediterranean Co- Presidencies are hosting the 10th Union for the Mediterranean Trade Ministerial Conference

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Commissioner Malmström unveils 15-point plan to make EU trade and sustainable development chapters more effective

Commissioner Malmström has outlined the EU’s revamped approach to trade and sustainability in its trade agreements.

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OECD Report: Governance Frameworks to Counter Illicit Trade

Our friends at the OECD have launched a new report: Governance Frameworks to Counter Illicit Trade.
Read the report
Read the press release.
The video recording of the launch event in Washington will be available here in the coming days.

Tweet of the week