European Commission Issues Report on EU Trade Deals

The European Commission published its annual report on the European Union’s trade agreements in 2019, providing statistics on trade deals with 65 EU trading partners and the sectors that benefited. The Nov. 12 report said the EU’s deals with Canada and Japan “especially boosted trade” last year, helping Europe's agricultural and industrial exporters. “At a time when the European economy is in crisis, international trade is more essential than ever,” Trade Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis said, and the EU is taking “many steps” to “really take advantage of our trade agreements.”