EC-TRADE/2025/OP/0004-PIN – Assessment of the effectiveness of Trade Defense Instruments (TDI) measures
trade policy
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On 27 June 2025, the Council adopted its negotiating mandate on a core element to reform the EU Customs Union.
EC-TRADE/2025/OP/0017: Regulation (EU) 2024/3015 on prohibiting products made with forced labour requires the Commission to establish a publicly available, indicative and non-exhaustive database of forced labour risks in specific geographic areas and with respect to specific products.
The European Commission has set up a new surveillance tool to help protect the EU against sudden and potentially disruptive surges in imports.
The Commission has launched a public consultation on a list of US industrial and agricultural imports, which could become subject to EU countermeasures, if EU-US negotiations on US tariffs fail. The EU will also launch a WTO dispute against the US over its universal reciprocal tariffs.
The European Commission has launched a public consultation on a list of US imports which could become subject to EU countermeasures, if ongoing EU-US negotiations do not result in a mutually beneficial outcome and the removal of the US tariffs.
The European Union and Singapore have taken a significant step forward in their bilateral trade relations with the signing of a landmark Digital Trade Agreement (DTA).
Millions continue to struggle with cost of living despite a steady fall in inflation. The European Economic and Social Committee has demanded action to strengthen competition, lower prices and boost investment, especially due to barriers that affect the costs of products, like supply constraints.
The European Union has paused its countermeasures on unjustified US trade tariffs to allow time and space for EU-US negotiations.
