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The Indonesia-EU Free Trade Agreement, explained
The EU and Indonesia have finalized a comprehensive trade agreement that eliminates tariffs on key EU exports such as vehicles, machinery, pharmaceuticals, electronics, and agri-food products (dairy, meat, processed foods), protects Indonesia’s strategic agricultural products like rice and sugar, implements mutual recognition of regulations (e.g., EU-certified vehicles accepted without re-testing), and opens sectors including finance, telecommunications, manufacturing, and mining to EU investment—reaching $3.6 billion in 2024, primarily from the Netherlands.
EU and Morocco conclude trade deal on Western Sahara
The European Union and Morocco have reached an agreement to extend trade benefits to products originating from Western Sahara, according to the European Commission on Monday.
Parliament trade chief calls Commission’s handling of Morocco deal ‘outrageous’
“Despite having just improved our framework with the Commission to prevent this kind of situation ... they’ve gone ahead and done exactly that,” Bernd Lange, who chairs Parliament’s trade committee, said
Spanish farmers turn to legal action against recent EU-Morocco agreement
The Coordinating Body of Farmers and Livestock Breeders Organizations in Spain (COAG) has announced plans to pursue legal action against the trade agreement between the European Commission and Morocco.
India–EU FTA: 14th round of trade talks to resume in Brussels today
India and the EU resume the 14th round of Free Trade Agreement talks in Brussels, aiming for a December 2025 conclusion.
The global race for free trade agreements since Trump's return
US President Donald Trump's tariffs have unleashed an unprecedented burst of free trade agreements and negotiations towards them by partners seeking to offset potential lost exports to the United States.
EU scrambles to save Morocco deal with controversial Western Sahara clause
After the EU's top court ruled that the deal breached the principle of self-determination, Brussels was given 12 months to comply.
Thai civil society’s open letter to the European Commission ahead of the next round of FTA negotiations: “trade must advance, not undermine, human rights”
As longstanding advocates of human rights and democracy, the EU can leverage the FTA to spotlight abuses and ensure the respect of rule of law, democracy, and human rights, and ensuring that they remain central to the agreement.
RSF and 16 NGOs press Germany, Italy and Czechia to back suspending EU-Israel Association Agreement over abuses of journalists
The EU must send a clear message to Benjamin Netanyahu's government, which continues to flout its international human rights commitments and to massacre journalists in Gaza.
Commission pushes EU-Morocco trade deal, ignoring democratic processes and saharawi rights
WSRW can today reveal a leaked EU document showing plans to continue trading with products from occupied Western Sahara, in direct violation of earlier rulings by the EU Court of Justice. A vote will take place this Wednesday.