Explainers

The European Union and ASEAN together account for over one fifth of global GDP and have a population of 1.1 billion (over 14% of the world’s total).

The EU and Indonesia are working on two agreements in parallel to further deepen their trade and investment relations.

EU relations with Azerbaijan are based on the EU-Azerbaijan Partnership and Cooperation Agreement, in force since 1999. The EU is the main investor in Azerbaijan and its largest trade partner.

The EU-Japan free trade agreement creates sizeable new opportunities for the EU's economy.

Goods imported to the EU from the rest of the world are subject to tariffs that follow the rules and principles of the World Trade Organization.

Trade in goods and services between EU and Singapore was worth over €132 billion in 2023.

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The Eastern Partnership (EaP) aims to strengthen and deepen the political and economic relations between the EU, its member states and the six Eastern European partner countries. It also supports sustainable reform processes in the partner countries.

The Samoa agreement is the overarching framework for EU relations with African, Caribbean and Pacific countries. 

EU trade agreements shape trade relations with non-EU countries, aiming to create better trading opportunities and overcome barriers to trade.