Trade waste shipment -Image by Paweł Grzegorz from Pixabay

The EU exported €345.3 billion worth of goods to the United Kingdom in 2025 and imported €158.7 billion, resulting in a €186.6 billion trade surplus, according to figures released by EU statistics agency Eurostat.

Korea - Lee Jae-myung, António Costa, Ursula von der Leyen and Maros Sefčovic - Photo © European Union 2026

The 11th summit between the EU and South Korea marked a new phase in their strategic partnership, delivering a series of concrete outcomes to enhance economic resilience, security and defence cooperation, research, and the clean energy transition.

Costa - Sheinbaum - von-der-Leyen - Photo © European Union 2026

At a summit in Mexico City, the European Union and Mexico agreed to deepen their political and economic cooperation with the signing of a modernised global and interim trade agreement.