The European Union and Vietnam have agreed to upgrade their relationship to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, strengthening ties in areas such as trade, energy, climate and security.

The EU and India have concluded negotiations for a historic, commercially significant free trade agreement, the largest such deal ever concluded by either side, creating a market of 2 billion people.

The second call for strategic projects under the EU’s Critical Raw Materials Act, which aims to ensure secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials for European industry, has now closed.

The European Union has signed the controversial trade agreement with Mercosur, the South American trade bloc, hailing it as a historic milestone creating exports, growth and jobs.

EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and EU Council president Antonio Costa discuss a new chapter in bilateral relations with Syria in Damascus with Syrian President Ahmed al-Shaara.

The EU and Jordan marked a key milestone in their relationship with a first-ever bilateral summit, reviewing implementation of the EU-Jordan Strategic and Comprehensive Partnership (SCP) signed a year ago.