'Down Under' might be the next destination for the EU's trade policy. Australia and New Zealand top the list of countries with which Commissioner Cecilia Malmström expects to launch free trade talks during her mandate,
Europolitics
has learned. The trade commissioner is likely to recommend to the member states the negotiation of free trade agreements (FTA) with both Canberra and Wellington, when she presents her new trade strategy in a communication expected this autumn. "The Commission is currently reviewing its…
Taiwan wants closer ties
How to improve economic relations with dynamic Taiwan without upsetting China? Cecilia Malmström will face this dilemma - rather well known for the EU's trade commissioners. Building on its recent diplomatic rapprochement with Beijing, Taipei is pushing for a trade agreement with the EU. The Commission is currently looking for the best way to respond to this within the framework of its 'one China' policy. The European Service Forum (ESF) will conduct a study about the potentials for the EU’s services exports to this island of 23 million people, which has unique business access to mainland China.
