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Trade policy review, including WTO reform initiative

Trade

Geopolitical developments and the COVID-19 crisis are having a profound impact on the global economy requiring a strategic reflection on the best way in which trade and investment policy can contribute to the EU’s recovery and to strengthening its strategic autonomy. The review will build on a broad exchange with all stakeholders and focus on the contribution of trade and investment policy to building resilience, supporting a swift and sustainable recovery and addressing key global challenges.

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Eurogroup for Animals, 14 Jul 2020

Eurogroup for Animals welcomes the roadmap published by the EU on Trade policy review, including WTO reform initiative. The COVID-19 crisis has painfully put the spotlight on the detrimental impact of economic and trade policies that prioritise profits above all. Now is our chance to profoundly…

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Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband, 19 Jun 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed a number of weaknesses in the global trade architecture: States, including by EU Member States, have introduced export restrictions on personal protective equipment (PPE). At the same time, the weaknesses of “just in time”-production, inadequate stockpiling –…

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Fédération Européenne des Fabricants d'Aliments Composés, 14 Jul 2020

FEFAC, representing the Europe Compound Feed & Premix Industry welcomes European Commission initiative to review EU trade policy and opportunity to share our views via its consultation process. We believe that EU trade relations are essential for maintaining food security in the EU and at global…

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Comité du commerce des céréales, aliments du bétail, oléagineux, huile d'olive, huiles et graisses et agrofournitures de l'U.E., 13 Jul 2020

Representing the EU’s agricultural trade, COCERAL supports a fair and competitive EU trade agenda, which, most importantly, should help in ensuring a safe, affordable and high-quality supply of agri-food and feed products to and from the EU. In order to achieve that, the EU agri-food businesses…

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VIER PFOTEN International, 14 Jul 2020

VIER PFOTEN / FOUR PAWS International welcomes the roadmap published by the EU on Trade policy review, including WTO reform initiative. The COVID-19 crisis has shown the limits of a system which substantially relies on goods produced on other continents. It is now the opportunity to rightly…

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Freshfel Europe - the forum for the European fresh fruits and vegetables chain, 10 Jul 2020

Freshfel Europe supports the EU plans to revise its Trade Policy. Taking into consideration the ongoing challenges the F&V sector is facing, the new EU Trade Strategy shall seek to be more assertive, looking into fully exploiting the potential of existent multilateral and bilateral agreements with…

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Metlen Energy & Metals, 14 Jul 2020

Please find attached Mytilineos SA's contribution to the Inception Impact Assessment on the EU's trade and investment policy review.

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ASSOCIATION DES PRODUCTEURS AFRICAINS DE BANANES ET AUTRES FRUITS, 13 Jul 2020

AFRUIBANA is an association of fruit producers/exporters from Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana and includes in particular the Banana Association of Cameroon (ASSOBACAM), the Organization of Producers/Exporters of Bananas, Pineapples, Mangoes and Other Fruits of Côte d’Ivoire (OBAM-CI) and the…

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European Furniture Industries Confederation, 14 Jul 2020

The European Furniture Industries Confederation (EFIC) welcomes the initiative of the European Commission to review the EU’s trade and investment policy and the opportunity to share views on the process. The European furniture industries are strongly oriented towards international trade, which must…

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Women's Eco-nomic and Social Think Tank, 13 Jul 2020

The Women’s Eco-nomic & Social Think Tank (WESTT) welcomes the Commissions initiative to focus on Trade policy review, including WTO reform initiative but adds that the Commission must not be blind to the gender dimension of trade and must include women throughout the policy development and…