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Enhancing EU-US Trade Relations: Council Authorizes Negotiations on Critical Minerals Agreement

The EU aims to secure critical minerals supply chains and fostering cooperation with the US to support the green transition and ensure fair trade conditions. The Council has authorized the Commission to commence negotiations with the U.S. on a Critical Minerals Agreement (CMA) and related directives.
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The World Trade policy is an exclusive power of the EU – so only the EU, and not individual Member States, can legislate on trade matters and conclude international trade agreements. That's why EU Member States recognized that a continental dimension in negotiating with other world competitors allows significant benefits. EU obtained spectacular results, activating a series of initiatives and actions. 

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EU Legislative Activity

​Consult the EU Legislation. Know the Members of the European Parliament and their Staff. Consult all working documents. Follow the meetings and debates of the committees, the plenaries and of the Council, in streaming and recorded.
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EU Role

Trade outside the EU is an exclusive responsibility of the EU itself..
This means the EU make laws on trade matters, negotiate and conclude international trade agreements.

Find out how and where the EU exercises this exclusive competence.

The EU role

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The EU in World Trade

Check all statistics about EU trade.

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WTO and EU

EU is the bigger member of the Trade World Organisation and represents all EU member states, which are also individual members.
EU has an active role inside WTO and contributes to the functioning of the world trade.

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Trade Negotiations & Agreements

EU has finalised or is negotiating trade agreements with countries around the world:
. EU-Australia.           . EU-Mexico
. EU-Canada              . EU-New Zealand
. EU-Japan                 . EU-Singapore
. EU-MERCOSUR.     . EU-Vietnam

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Access the World Market

Here you can consult the EU Commission databases on the Market Access, in order to check all tariffs, restrictions and exemptions around the world.

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Latest info

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EU Events & Public Consultations

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​Find out the Events with focus on Trade: Meetings and Conferences organised by EU Institutions, Stakeholders, Organisations, Agencies and Technology Platforms. Public Consultations organised by European Commission in preparation for new EU legislation or recast. For institutional meetings go here.

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