EU steps up Australia, New Zealand trade talks after Trump tariff pause

EU steps up Australia, New Zealand trade talks after Trump tariff pause

The EU has held talks with Australia and New Zealand as it seeks to deepen trade deals with allies in a ‘coalition of the willing’ to mitigate the turbulence caused by the Trump administration’s threat of tariffs.

Reinvigorated EU Free Trade Agreement talks, in wake of Trump tariff impact - Beef Central

After some lengthy delays, Free Trade Agreement talks between Australia and the European Union are back on the front burner, motivated in part by the past week’s Trump US tariff developments. Some see closer ties with the EU as being part of the solution to global trade uncertainty fuelled by US tariff impositions on Thursday last week...

Europe trade agreement talks reopen - but no deal expected before election

Australia-EU trade deal discussions reopen amid Trump's tariff turmoil. The first meeting was positive, but there won't be another until after the May 3 election.

Statement: EU trade talks to resume post-election - National Farmers' Federation

Comments attributable to NFF President David Jochinke:    The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) notes comments by the Minister for Trade, the Hon. Don Farrell, that negotiations between the European Union (EU) and Australia on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) will resume following the election.  In October 2023, the NFF publicly supported the leadership shown by the Government to walk away from negotiations with the EU, due to the limited market ac…