Australia-EU free trade agreement: Key benefits and outcomes

31 March, 2026

The Australia-European Union Free Trade Agreement (A-EU FTA) creates substantial new export opportunities for Australian businesses in a market of 450 million consumers. Once implemented, 97.8% of Australian goods will enter the EU duty-free, with

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Korean (Rep.): National Assembly approves FTA with Philippines

18 December, 2024

Koreaโ€™s National Assembly has approved the free trade agreement (FTA) with the Philippines on 14 November 2024. Earlier, the Philippine Senate ratified the FTA with Korea (Rep.) on 23 September 2024. Theย  FTA was signed by both nations on 7

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EFTA,Thailand conclude negotiations for FTA

05 December, 2024

Representatives from the EFTA States (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland) Thailand met online to conclude negotiations towards a free trade agreement (FTA) on 29 November 2024, according to a release. Karin Bรผchel, Head of the Free

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Armenia approves FTA between EAEU, Iran

02 December, 2024

Armeniaโ€™s President has signed a law for the ratification of the free trade agreement (FTA) between the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) (Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Russia) and Iran on 27 November 2024. The Armenian National

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Philippines ratifies FTA with Korea (Rep.)

30 September, 2024

The Philippine Senate announced that it has ratified the free trade agreement (FTA) with South Korea on 23 September 2024. This follows after the Philippines and South Korea signed the FTA on 7 September 2023. Under the FTA, South Korea will

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Turkey approves free trade agreement with Ukraine

20 August, 2024

Turkey has approved the free trade agreement with Ukraine, according to the country's official gazette No. 32620 on 2 August 2024. The agreement was signed on 3 February 2022 and was later approved by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, along with

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EU: Free trade agreement with Vietnam

22 October, 2018

On 17 October 2018 the European Commission adopted the free trade agreement (FTA) between the EU and Vietnam. The FTA has been presented for signature to the European Council. A factsheet on the FTA with Vietnam has also been issued and sets out the

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Colombia: FTA with Colombia Passes Parliamentary Hurdle

16 March, 2014

Costa Rica's legislature approved a free trade agreement (FTA) with Colombia at its first reading on March 3, 2014. The FTA, which was initialed by both countries on May 23, 2013, is considered an important step to Costa Rica joining the Pacific

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