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On 16 September 2024, high-level officials of the European Union and United States met to review how work has progressed under the EU-US Trade and Technology Council (TTC) since the ministerial meeting of April 2024 in Leuven, Belgium.

A joint statement published by the European Union and Kenya on the implementation of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA).

Today, the EU-Angola Sustainable Investment Facilitation Agreement (SIFA) has entered into force. This is the first-ever EU agreement on investment facilitation. It aims to stimulate foreign investments needed to achieve sustainable development goals.

Yesterday (27 August), the EU and China launched the first discussions under the new Cross-Border Data Flow Communication Mechanism. 

The EU has today requested dispute settlement consultations at the WTO concerning Taiwan’s use of local content criteria for offshore wind energy projects.

The European Commission welcomes the publication today of the text of an E-commerce Agreement negotiated in the World Trade Organization (WTO). The publication follows five years of dedicated negotiations by over 90 WTO Members.

Today, the EU and Singapore concluded negotiations for a Digital Trade Agreement. This deal is the first EU agreement of its kind, reflecting the EU's aspiration to be a global standard-setter for digital trade rules and cross-border data flows.

Today, the European Commission’s trade department (DG Trade) has published a summary of responses received to the targeted consultation on the White Paper on Outbound Investments, alongside the actual responses received.

The text of the following statement was released by the Government of the United States of America and the European Commission.