This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. According to the fifth Annual Report on Implementation and Enforcement of EU Trade Policy published today, the EU’s large network of trade agreements helps companies find alternative markets for their exports, while reducing dependencies in a challenging geopolitical environment. The report, covering 2024 and […]EU trade agreements accelerate EU export growth and support diversification
November 4, 2025 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. According to the fifth Annual Report on Implementation and Enforcement of EU Trade Policy published today, the EU’s large network of trade agreements helps companies find alternative markets for their exports, while reducing dependencies in a challenging geopolitical environment. The report, covering 2024 and […]Study confirms that EU trade opens new commercial opportunities for EU agri-food exporters
February 22, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. A study assessing the potential impact of ten free trade agreements (recently concluded or currently under negotiation) confirms that the EU trade approach opens new commercial opportunities for EU agri-food exporters. Engaging in preferential trade relations diversifies import sources, thus improving the resilience of […]Value of EU trade deals surpasses €2 trillion
November 16, 2023 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The value of EU trade through free trade agreements with global partners surpassed €2 trillion for the first time in 2022, according to the 3rd Annual Report on the Implementation and Enforcement of EU Trade Policy published today. The European Commission report shows that […]How streamlining services trade can accelerate growth in the Middle East and Africa
September 14, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Børge Brende, President, World Economic Forum, Majid Al-Kasabi, Minister of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce of Saudi Arabia Streamlining services frameworks can unlock trade and investment opportunities, grow economic competitiveness, and underpin new sources of inclusion and growth.Two recent […]Commission sets course for an open, sustainable and assertive EU trade policy
February 18, 2021 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has today set out its trade strategy for the coming years. Reflecting the concept of open strategic autonomy, it builds on the EU’s openness to contribute to the economic recovery through support for the green and digital transformations, as well as […]Strong EU trade enforcement rules enter into force
February 15, 2021 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Robust new trade enforcement rules have entered into force that will further strengthen the EU’s toolbox in defending its interests. With the update of the EU’s Trade Enforcement Regulation, the EU is able to act in a broader range of circumstances. The new rules […]How COVID-19 accelerated the shift towards TradeTech
January 6, 2021 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Pavitra Raja, Community Specialist, Social Entrepreneurs – Europe and the Americas, World Economic Forum Visibility and data-sharing are critical for 21st century supply chain and logistics management.Trading restrictions caused by COVID-19 create opportunities for start-ups.3D-printing, robotics and the […]On the 22nd China-EU Summit: “negotiating partner, economic competitor and systemic rival”; is this the right EU approach to address your 2nd biggest trading partner?
June 23, 2020 by 1 Comment
Yesterday was the day that the much anticipated 22nd China-EU Summit took place. As this year marks the 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and the EU, the EU-China Summit had been initially scheduled to take place earlier in March but was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Yesterday, the Summit took place through […]European Commission kicks off major EU trade policy review
June 16, 2020 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission launched a major review of the European Union’s trade policy, including a public consultation seeking input from the European Parliament, Member States, stakeholders and civil society. The Commission’s objective is to build a consensus around a fresh medium-term direction for […]Trade preferences boost developing countries’ exports to the European Union
February 10, 2020 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Exports to the European Union from developing countries using special tariff preferences under the EU’s Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP) reached a new high of €69 billion in 2018. According to the European Commission’s report published every two years on the GSP, released today, […]EU trade agreements: delivering new opportunities in time of global economic uncertainties
October 14, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Despite the difficult global economic climate, European companies have continued to make good use of the opportunities created by the European Union’s trade network – the largest in the world. In 2018 this network covered 31% of Europe’s trade exchanges, a figure that is […]Fairness should be at the heart of the agricultural goods trade
July 5, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Margarita Louis-Dreyfus, Chairperson of the Supervisory Board, Louis Dreyfus CompanyCamilla Colombo, Space researcher, Politecnico di Milano It is a paradox that the world’s biggest agricultural commodities companies rely on some of the sector’s smallest farmers, growing everything from […]Barriers to trade: as protectionism rises, EU continues opening up export markets for European firms
June 18, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission’s report released today confirms the continuous rise in barriers encountered by European companies in foreign markets. Thanks to the EU’s firm response, 123 such barriers have been eliminated since the beginning of the current Commission mandate, allowing for more than €6 […]Global Trade Identity can be the cornerstone of paperless trade
May 14, 2019 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Henrik Hvid Jensen, Senior Blockchain Advisor, Trustworks The digital business era requires organizations involved in global trade to rethink many aspects of their business models. Several enterprises in global supply chains have moved their digitalization focus outward toward […]The EU’s trading partners: US, China and the rest
April 30, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Charlotte Edmond, Formative Content One-third of all EU trade last year was with the US and China. Combined, EU countries conducted €674 bn ($750 bn) worth of trade with the US in 2018. Import and export deals with China […]Report on EU trade defence – effective protection against unfair trade
April 1, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The EU shields 320,000 direct jobs across Europe from unfair foreign competition through its trade defence measures, according to a report out today. The Juncker Commission has strengthened Europe’s trade defence toolbox through two major reforms. Since 2014, it has also applied 95 measures […]EU trade agreements deliver on growth and jobs, support sustainable development
November 1, 2018 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The better access to foreign markets negotiated by the EU benefits European companies, workers and consumers. According to the second annual report about the implementation of trade agreements issued today, these agreements – covering nearly 70 markets all over the world – are proving […]One year on: EU-Canada trade agreement delivers positive results
September 21, 2018 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Friday 21 September will mark the first anniversary of the provisional entry into force of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada. Early signs show that the agreement is already starting to deliver for EU exporters. Commissioner Malmström will […]EU Parliament approves CETA: the EU-Canada free trade deal sees the light in Trump’s gloomy era
February 21, 2017 by Leave a Comment
After seven years of talks and remarkable twists, the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) was approved by the European Parliament last week. The EU lawmakers formally backed last Wednesday the landmark free trade deal which aims to eliminate up to 99% of tariffs on exported goods with Canada, by a vote of 408 to […]TTIP: why it is worth not to pull the covers over your head?
December 9, 2016 by 1 Comment
This article was exclusively written for the Sting by Mrs Mona Herter, Secretary General of the European Confederation of Junior Enterprises (JADE). The article is published in view of the famous Generations Club of JADE, which is taking place today in Brussels. JADE is a cordial partner of The European Sting. The opinions expressed within reflect only the writer’s views and […]A Sting Exclusive: “On the road to Japan-EU Economic Partnership Agreement”, by Ambassador Katakami of the Japanese Mission to the European Union
October 9, 2015 by Leave a Comment
The twelfth round of negotiations on the Japan-EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) /Free Trade Agreement (FTA) (EPA/FTA：hereafter referred to as EPA) was held in Tokyo from the 14th to the 18th of September, 2015. Just as with every negotiation we have been through up to this point, officials from Japan and the EU have worked closely […]EU-US to miss 2015 deadline and even lose Germany’s support in TTIP’s darkest week yet
March 31, 2015 by 1 Comment
What many TTIP supporters were afraid of – and many acute observers were expecting – was announced officially last week: The EU and United States will likely miss a 2015 deadline to conclude what would be the world’s biggest-ever free trade deal. Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics, whose country currently holds the rotating EU presidency, told reporters […]“Austerity was not the alternative!”, President Hannes Swoboda of the European Socialists and Democrats on another Sting Exclusive
June 3, 2014 by Leave a Comment
This revealing exclusive interview with President Hannes Swoboda, President of the Progressive Alliance of European Socialists and Democrats (S&D), was conducted by Carlo Motta at the European Sting’s pavilion during European Business Summit 2014. In the following interview Carlo Motta will be signalled as C.M and President Swoboda as H.S. C.M.: I am very pleased to […]
