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World Trade Organization
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EU to defend carbon border levy in Russian WTO challenge
24/09/2026The European Union will defend its carbon border adjustment mechanism in a World Trade Organization dispute brought by Russia – [...] -
WTO reform push takes aim at most-favoured nation rule
18/09/2026The ongoing reform process at the World Trade Organization is challenging some of the most fundamental tenets of the global [...] -
India sets out guardrails for plurilateral deals at WTO
17/09/2026India has revitalised World Trade Organization reform discussions with a paper setting out, for the first time, possible [...]
- Cambodia joins WTO’s interim appeals arrangement
- Week in Brussels: Armenia, Côte d’Ivoire, WTO
- EU to push for interim fix on stalled WTO investment pact
EFTA
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Switzerland shocked by 39% US tariffs
01/08/2025Switzerland faces tariffs of 39% on its exports to the United States of America from 7 August – one of the highest rates [...] -
EFTA, Singapore conclude digital economy agreement
10/07/2025The European Free Trade Association countries signed a new digital economy agreement with Singapore. The deal, announced [...] -
EFTA, Malaysia seal trade pact after decade-long talks
11/04/2025The European Free Trade Agreement countries and Malaysia have concluded a trade deal following more than ten years of [...]
- EFTA, Ukraine ink modernised trade agreement
- Blog: On Norway’s CBAM plan
- The India-EFTA free trade agreement: what was agreed
EU Mercosur
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Brazilian beef faces EU ban of at least two years
28/09/2026The EU is unlikely to lift its ban on Brazilian beef for at least two years, a senior European Commission official told members [...] -
Comment: Mercosur is the future. And always will be.
25/09/2026Despite being provisionally in force, the EU-Mercosur trade agreement is still buffeted by political headwinds both sides. With [...] -
Brazil faces months-long wait to lift EU meat ban
31/07/2026Brazilian exporters of beef and chicken are frontloading deliveries to the EU ahead of a ban on animal-product imports from the [...]
- Brazil blindsided by EU animal product import ban
- Legal cloud hangs over EU-Mercosur pact as deal takes effect
- Opinion: Provisional application – a major step for EU–Mercosur
