Foreign Affairs Council (Trade), 11 November 2021

Summary:

A meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) was held on 11 November 2021, focusing on trade matters. The agenda included the following items:

• Briefing on the latest developments concerning EU-US bilateral trade relations - focusing in particular on announcement concerning steel and aluminium trade - followed by discussion on how to maintain and strengthen positive momentum;
• Discussion on the latest developments concerning the reform of the World Trade Organisation (WTO);
• Presentation by the European Commission of its report on the implementation and enforcement of the EU's trade agreements;
• Discussion on a review to the implementation and enforcement of sustainable development chapters in EU trade agreements;
• Discussion on the state of play of bilateral trade and investment negotiations, as well as those agreement where negotiations have been concluded.

• Primary Source

Official

General Secretariat of the Council: Background Brief - Foreign Affairs Council (Trade), 11 November 2021 https://www.consilium.europa.eu/media/52786/background-fac-trade-20211111-docx.pdf

General Secretariat of the Council: Outcome of the Council meeting - Foreign Affairs Council (Trade), 11 November 2021 https://www.consilium.europa.eu/media/52904/st13620-en21.pdf

European Commission: Remarks by Executive Vice-President Dombrovskis at the Press Conference at the Foreign Affairs Council (Trade) (11 November 2021) https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/speech_21_5978

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