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 EU Council and Parliament have reached provisional agreement on safeguards to protect EU farmers in the event of harmful import surges under the EU-Mercosur trade agreement.
The EU Council and Parliament negotiators have reached a provisional agreement on the revised Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP) regulation that grants EU trade preferences to developing countries.
The EU’s Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP) is a trade policy tool that reduces or removes import duties on goods from developing countries, helping European businesses access cheaper raw materials and products while supporting sustainable development abroad.
The EU and Ukraine will enjoy an enhanced, stable, fair and permanent trade framework as from 29 October, as the EU-Ukraine Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA) enters into force.
The EU Commission has set out a proposal to protect the EU steel sector from unfair impacts of global overcapacity, reducing tariff-free import volumes by nearly half and doubling the level of out-of-quota tariffs to 50 per cent.
43% of the total number of cars imported into the EU in 2024 were electric or hybrid, according to figures release by Eurostat, while their share of EU exports was 28% of the total.
