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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

The European Union signs a free trade agreement with New Zealand.
2022-06-30

A court in Russia orders the arrest of Alexei Navalny's ally Leonid Volkov for "appealing to minors to join illegal protests". Volkov, who lives in the European Union and who will not be extradited, said on Facebook that he will "ignore the charges".
2021-02-10

The European Union says it is suspending Operation Sophia ship patrols. Instead, the operation will rely on air missions and close coordination with Libya. The EU also announces the mandate for Operation Sophia, which was scheduled to expire March 31, 2019, will be extended for six months.
2019-03-27

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

The European Commission invokes Article 7 of the European Treaty against E.U. member Poland, denouncing recent judiciary reforms putting it under the political control of the ruling majority and citing "serious risk to the independence of the judiciary and the separation of powers".
2017-12-20

The European Union recognizes the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces as a legitimate representative of the Syrian people.
2012-11-19

A free trade agreement between the United States and South Korea comes into effect.
2012-03-15

The South Korean National Assembly ratifies a free trade agreement with the European Union.
2011-05-5

South Korea sentences a pastor to five years imprisonment for an unauthorised trip to North Korea and praising its regime.
2011-01-21