POSITIVE IMPACTS IN THE EU-MERCOSUR AGREEMENT
The EU Commission has published the Sustainability Impact Assessment (SIA) on the potential economic, social, environmental and human rights impact of the Association Agreement between the European Union and Mercosur countries (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay).
PORTS AND MARITIME TRANSPORT, THE ROLE OF THE EU
The importance of the maritime sector was clearly highlighted by the Ever Given ship accident in the Suez Canal: a single event managed to shake up international trade for several days, triggering delays in deliveries and significant economic losses.
EU TRADE AGREEMENTS, BENEFITS FOR SMEs
The document, published by the European Parliament, analyzes how free trade agreements can help small and medium enterprises, providing an overview of existing agreements and identifying a classification of key provisions for small and medium enterprises.
INVESTMENT IN CHINA, NO RESTRICTIONS
The Comprehensive Agreement on Investment, signed last December by the EU and China, is a key step on the road to normalizing relations between the contracting parties. The publication now of the Annexes to the Agreement better outlines the framework for mutual investment.
MOVEMENT OF GOODS, EU COMMISSION GUIDELINES
By adopting, in March 2020, the ‘Long-Term Action Plan for better implementation and enforcement of single market rules’, the EU Commission committed itself to providing states and businesses with guidelines to improve compliance with the rules on the functioning of the internal market.