🎉Excellent news! The EU Council just adopted the decision to conclude our Trade Agreement with Central America, provisionally applied since 1 August 2013. I would like to thank all Member States for their trust and look forward to the full implementation of the Agreement.

Many thanks to Körber-Stiftung IP for an excellent conference with very enriching discussions!

Very excited about this addition to the EU Trade 🇪🇺 team!

Hope to be able to raise a glass in person to this soon Vangelis Vitalis 🥂🎉

Next Tuesday 26th March at 11am, Dr Sabine Weyand, Director-General EU Trade 🇪🇺 European Commission will give an online address to @IIEA on how geo-political and geo-economic challenges are affecting international trade, and their implications for the EU’s trade policy. You can register

No more winners and losers? With participants of #Bergedorf184 , Sabine Weyand, Bogolo Kenewendo, Franziska Brantner, Ezzedine C. Fishere عزالدين شكري فشير, Roberto Velasco Álvarez & many more, we debate the future of global trade & what is needed to achieve greater equality and sustainable growth in the global economy.

Putin setzt auf Sieg. Die Ukraine soll wieder russische Kolonie werden. Er wird nur den Rückzug antreten, wenn er dazu gezwungen wird. Entweder wir befähigen die Ukraine, den Krieg zu gewinnen oder wir werden mit ihr verlieren. Tertium non datur.

🇪🇺 Let’s make trade policy work again❗️

Good discuss on current global market situation and the ways trade policy could support our competitiveness.

Thank you ⁦Sabine Weyand⁩ for time and thoughts on trade which we at ⁦EK⁩ 🇫🇮 can easily support!

🇱🇻🇪🇺 Valdis Dombrovskis, European Commission Executive Vice-President & a staunch supporter of 🇺🇦, visited the Kyiv School of Economics today to engage in discussions about economic aid for Ukraine on its path to EU membership and victory.

Good news: green light from INTA Committee Press for our data flow deal with 🇯🇵. Digital trade is essential for EU competitiveness. Digital trade agreements with Singapore and Korea to follow!

Excellent! Our trade support measures to 🇺🇦 and 🇲🇩have just cleared a major hurdle

🇪🇺🎉🇯🇵 We're celebrating five years of the successful EU-Japan economic partnership agreement.

Here's to many more! 🎉

Follow it live here: player.clevercast.com/?account_id=2M…

🇪🇺🇨🇱 APPROVED! European Parliament just voted in favour of our historic EU-Chile trade deal.

🌎 This agreement will support the EU and Chile in achieving their green and digital transitions. It also unlocks new opportunities for companies and investors.

Met Indian Trade Minister Piyush Goyal (मोदी का परिवार) to discuss the top issues at WTO Ministerial #MC13 .

We overcame many obstacles the last time at #MC12 by negotiating closely and in a spirit of compromise. Hope to repeat the same feat this time around to deliver positive outcomes.

🌍 'Global rules are only as effective as they are effectively enforced'

🇪🇺 As #MC13 gets underway Valdis Dombrovskis tells Aaron Heslehurst why the WTO is more relevant that ever for solving the world's #trade problems

📣 Milestone at #MC13 : the entry into force of the Services Domestic Regulation Agreement. ✅
Businesses will now be able enjoy clear, predictable and effective authorisation procedures in more than 70 markets.
Proud & honored to have led the negotiations for the EU 🇪🇺

With the EU leadership, a new agreement on good regulatory practices for services trade entered into force for a large group of Members at the #WTO #MC13 .

Agreement cuts red tape and streamlines authorisation procedures for services suppliers and investors worldwide.

🇪🇺EU HELPS DELIVER NEW GLOBAL RULES TO BOOST SERVICES TRADE🌍

Pleased to deliver 1st good result for EU at #MC13 .

These new rules:

✅apply to 71 countries/92% of world services trade
✅reduce costs by €110 bn/yr
✅strengthen key EU services sector

👉 europa.eu/!pYbvFV

The WTO whirlwind begins!

🇦🇪 In Abu Dhabi for this major ministerial meeting #MC13 to reform and revitalise WTO, working intensively with global partners to secure good outcomes.

WTO reform is a team effort. The Ottawa Group of countries continues to be a driver of reform efforts.

Happy to sit down in Abu Dhabi today and gameplan with Ottawa Group colleagues on how to make #MC13 a truly “reform ministerial”.