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The EU single market: benefits, facts and figures
The single market ensures the free movement of goods, services, capital and people.
It facilitates everyday life, stimulates growth and boosts innovation.
EU and the World Trade Organization
The EU is committed to an open, fair and rules-based multilateral trading system with a modernised WTO at its core.

EU-Africa relations
The EU-Africa partnership focuses on solidarity, security, peace and sustainable and sustained economic development and prosperity.

EU trade legislation
The EU has in place a number of measures to ensure a fair and equitable trade with third countries.

EU-Africa trade: facts and figures
The EU-AU partnership advance a peaceful, prosperous future grounded in rules-based international cooperation.

Ending Russian energy imports
The EU is taking action to end Russian energy imports and reduce its energy dependency, while maintaining stable energy supplies and prices across Europe.

Georgia
Georgia applied for EU membership in March 2022 and was granted candidate status in December 2023. The accession process came to a de facto halt in 2024. The EU and Georgia also cooperate in the context of the Eastern Partnership.

EU-South Africa trade
Discover more about the strategic partnership between the EU and South Africa.

EU-Chile trade relations: facts and figures
The EU is Chile’s third top trading partner. The top EU imports from Chile are base metals, vegetable products, mineral products.

EU-CELAC relations: facts and figures
The EU, Latin America and the Caribbean have a long-standing partnership, marked by strong historical, cultural and economic ties.
