Explainers

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

The EU-Canada trade deal is boosting EU exports. Between 2016 and 2025, bilateral trade in goods grew by more than 76% and trade in services by around 90%.

The EU and China are among the biggest trading partners in the world.

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.

The EU is Türkiye’s top trading partner.