AUSTRALIA – COMMERCE – EUROPEAN UNION

Pens poised to sign on stalled EU trade deal

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Original article by Michael Read
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 6 : 18-Mar-26

There is growing expectation that Australia and the European Union will shortly finalise a much-anticipated free-trade deal. Trade Minister Don Farrell held online talks with his EU counterpart Maros Sefcovic overnight to discuss outstanding issues, and he has expressed confidence that a deal can be struck that is in Australia’s national interest. The European Commissio’s president Ursula von der Leyen is expected to travel to Australia as soon as next week to finalise the deal. Negotiations for a free-trade deal begin in 2018, but stalled in 2023.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE

Leaders to resist Trump on China

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Original article by Matthew Cranston, Simon Benson, Ben Packham, Will Glasgow
The Australian – Page: 1 & 4 : 11-Apr-25

Australian Chamber of Commerce & Industry CEO Andrew McKellar has called on the federal government to not give in to possible demands from the Trump administration to impose trade restrictions on China. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the government’s view is that free and fair trade is a good thing, and that Australia’s trade relationship with China is an important one. Opposition leader Peter Dutton says Australia needs to have a strong trading relationship with China, while Trade Minister Don Farrell has restarted negotiations with the European Union on a free-trade agreement.

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AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE

End game trade deal with EU collapses as both sides walk away

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Original article by Rachel Clun
The Sydney Morning Herald – Page: Online : 30-Oct-23

A free trade deal between Australia and the European Union could be some years away, after talks between Trade Minister Don Farrell and European Commission executive vice-president Valdis Dombrovskis broke down in Osaka on Sunday. Farrell had said prior to their meeting that he hoped he and Dombrovskis could make a deal, but he said afterwards that the two were not able to make progress. National Farmers’ Federation president Fiona Simson had told the National Press Club on 24 October that there was no Australian agriculture sector that was getting a good deal under what the EU was currently offering.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE, NATIONAL FARMERS’ FEDERATION LIMITED

Trade talks aim to crack Europe

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Original article by Joe Kelly
The Australian – Page: 4 : 18-Jun-18

Australia’s Trade Minister Steven Ciobo will meet with European Union trade commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom on 18 June, ahead of commencing formal negotiations for a free trade agreement in July. The Federal Government expects a wide range of industries to benefit from a trade deal, including farmers, car and aircraft parts makers, silicon producers, education providers and professional services firms. Ciobo says a trade deal will also boost two-way investment between Australia and the EU.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE, ALMONDCO AUSTRALIA LIMITED, AIRBUS SAS, FERRARI SPA