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World Trade Organization
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Mid-2027 target for entry into force of WTO e-commerce deal
11/06/2026Sponsors of the World Trade Organization e-commerce agreement have set a target of mid-2027 to bring the accord into force. Tan [...] -
Argentina challenges India over WTO plurilaterals veto
27/05/2026Argentina reignited the row over plurilateral agreements at the World Trade Organization by demanding that countries objecting to [...] -
Push to revive WTO dispute settlement reform talks
22/05/2026Stalled negotiations on reforms of the World Trade Organization’s dispute settlement process may be revived in the coming [...]
- China puts EU, UK steel tariff plans under WTO spotlight
- Updated: WTO stalemate: US-led group locks in e-commerce duty ban
- Opinion – Deliver now or drift further: the WTO’s moment of truth
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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Brazil blindsided by EU animal product import ban
12/05/2026Brazil reacted with surprise after the European Union excluded the country from a list of third countries authorised to export [...] -
Legal cloud hangs over EU-Mercosur pact as deal takes effect
30/04/2026The trade pillar of an EU-Mercosur partnership agreement will enter provisionally into force tomorrow, 1 May 2026. The deal [...] -
Opinion: Provisional application – a major step for EU–Mercosur
22/04/2026The EU-Mercosur agreement will soon come into force. Nicolás Albertoni and Rupert Schlegelmilch reflect on what this historic [...]
- Alert: EU-Mercosur trade deal to apply provisionally from 1 May
- EU to provisionally apply Mercosur trade agreement: how and when
- EPP’s Mato regrets potential provisional application of Mercosur trade pact
