Explainers

The Global Gateway is the EU's strategy to mobilise public and private investment worldwide between 2021 and 2027.

The EU is the Republic of Korea's largest foreign direct investor, ahead of Japan and the USA.

Following the military coup on 1 February 2021, and the subsequent military and police repression against peaceful demonstrators, the EU has drastically increased sanctions against Myanmar.

EU-India trade in goods and services has grown substantially over the past decade.

The EU stands with the people of Afghanistan and is committed to supporting Afghan women's rights and the development of a stable, peaceful and prosperous Afghanistan.

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.

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

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

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