Sources: Xinhua
Indonesia and the European Union sign a free trade agreement in Bali after over nine years of negotiations that will remove tariffs on bilateral trade while also opening investments in other sectors. 2025-09-23
New Zealand signs a free trade agreement with the European Union, which is expected to increase EU exports to the South Pacific nation by €4.5 billion a year. 2023-07-9
Israel deports French-Palestinian lawyer and activist Salah Hamouri saying that Hamouri continues to be active with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, which has been designated as a terrorist organization by Israel, the United States, European Union and other countries. 2022-12-18
The European Union signs a free trade agreement with New Zealand. 2022-06-30
France begins to vaccinate children between the ages of 12 and 18 years old using special child-sized needles in order to achieve herd immunity and reduce the spread of variants of COVID-19. The age eligibility of 12 years is one of the lowest of any European Union nation. 2021-06-15
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer tells a Senate panel that President Donald Trump has decided to "pause" tariffs on steel and aluminium imports from the European Union, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, and South Korea. 2018-03-22
Former Chancellor of Germany Helmut Kohl blames recently deceased former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's hostility towards a closer Europe as the cause for ongoing tensions between the United Kingdom and the European Union. 2013-04-11
A free trade agreement between the United States and South Korea comes into effect. 2012-03-15
A meeting of the leaders of the parties comprising the Greek Government breaks up without agreeing to cuts prescribed by the European Union, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund. 2012-02-8
The South Korean National Assembly ratifies a free trade agreement with the European Union. 2011-05-5