On Thursday, Parliament adopted a resolution calling for deeper EU-Africa trade and investment ties built on fair, rules-based and mutually beneficial partnerships.

Next week, the International Trade Committee (INTA) will debate the impact of “Made in Europe” preferences on trade, EU trade with Korea and Indonesia, and vote on stronger EU-Africa trade.

Senior trade-focused MEPs welcomed the substantial deal reached on the EU-Philippines free trade agreement, announced by the European Commission today.

Members of the International Trade Committee will meet from 1 to 3 September in Brussels.

MEP Bernd Lange will hold a press briefing on Tuesday at 14.00 on tariff legislation affecting EU-US trade relations, followed by a media seminar on EU trade issues.

The EU and Australia share a responsibility to uphold a rules-based global order and safeguard stability and prosperity in Europe and in the Indo-Pacific, say lead MEPs.

MEPs voted in favour of three pieces of legislation to make a €90 billion EU loan available for Ukraine as it faces Russia’s continued war of aggression.

MEPs backed extra safeguards on Tuesday to prevent harm to Europe’s agriculture sector following trade liberalisation with Mercosur countries.

Rapporteur Gabriel Mato (EPP, Spain) will brief journalists on the new rules to prevent harm to Europe’s agricultural sector following EU trade liberalisation with Mercosur countries.