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The EU and Japan reaffirmed their shared commitment to further strengthening their cooperation on trade and economic security at their 6th High-Level Economic Dialogue (HLED) on 8 May.

The European Commission has launched a public consultation on a list of US imports which could become subject to EU countermeasures, if ongoing EU-US negotiations do not result in a mutually beneficial outcome and the removal of the US tariffs.

The European Union and Singapore have taken a significant step forward in their bilateral trade relations with the signing of a landmark Digital Trade Agreement (DTA).

On Friday, the European Commission imposed definitive countervailing duties on imports of mobile access equipment (MAE) from China. The measures aim to shield the EU MAE industry, which employs over 3,000 people across several Member States, from unfair trading practices.

Today, the EU appealed the WTO panel report in its WTO dispute with China on the Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights (DS611).

To further bolster its economic security, the EU has released a Recommendation aimed at enhancing coordination of national control lists of dual-use items.

EC-TRADE/2025/OP/0002: Trade Sustainability Impact Assessment in support of Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations between the EU and Thailand

The European Union has paused its countermeasures on unjustified US trade tariffs to allow time and space for EU-US negotiations.

The European Commission has extended its anti-dumping measures on imports of monosodium glutamate (MSG) from China, to cover imports from Malaysia.