Events

Short news briefs and updates on trade policy developments affecting transatlantic commerce.

Regulatory Measure
Content type: Regulatory Measure

EU Parliament adopts CAP amendments on payments, governance and controls

The European Parliament adopted a provisional agreement amending two CAP-related Regulations on conditionality, direct payments, sectoral interventions, rural development, data governance and payment suspensions, closing its first-reading position.
Policy Statement
Content type: Policy Statement

Parliament adopts objection on GM maize NK603

The European Parliament adopted a motion for a resolution objecting under Rule 115(2) and (3) concerning genetically modified maize NK603 on 16 December 2025.
Regulatory Measure
Content type: Regulatory Measure

Parliament adopts position to amend corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence rules

The European Parliament adopted its first‑reading position to amend four directives to introduce specified corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements.
Agreement / Partnership
Content type: Agreement / Partnership

Parliament adopts package of texts in Strasbourg session

The European Parliament adopted a set of texts at its Strasbourg sitting on Tuesday, 16 December 2025, covering trade, agriculture, consumer protection, defence investment, patents, financial assistance and other matters.
Legislative Process
Content type: Legislative Process

Motions for resolutions tabled: Objections on GM maize NK603 and GM sugar beet KWS20-1

The Parliament’s ENVI committee tabled motions for resolutions objecting pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3) to two Commission implementing decisions on genetically modified crops.
Regulatory Measure
Content type: Regulatory Measure

Amending the Directive on alternative dispute resolution for consumer disputes

The European Parliament closed its second reading and adopted a directive amending EU rules on alternative dispute resolution for consumer disputes following the discontinuation of the European Online Dispute Resolution Platform.
Legislative Process

European Parliament

Content type: Legislative Process

MEPs hold press conference on EU-Mercosur agriculture safeguard clause

MEPs will hold a press conference to discuss the Trade committee’s recently adopted position on the bilateral safeguard clause on agriculture in the EU-Mercosur agreements.
Legislative Process
Content type: Legislative Process

Report on relations between the EU and Saudi Arabia

The European Parliament debated and adopted a Committee on Foreign Affairs report on relations between the EU and Saudi Arabia, recorded as A10-0230/2025 with the adopted text P10_TA(2025)0326 following a vote on 16 December 2025.
Legislative Process
Content type: Legislative Process

Circular economy: deal on new EU rules for the automotive sector

Co-legislators reached a provisional deal to set new circularity rules for vehicle design, recycled material targets and tighter end-of-life management and export controls.
Legislative Process
Content type: Legislative Process

Budgetary assessment of Committee on Budgets for Committee on International Trade on non-application of customs duties on certain imports

The Committee on Budgets submitted a budgetary assessment for the Committee on International Trade on a Commission proposal to allow the non-application of customs duties on certain imports; the assessment is dated 12 December 2025 and was prepared by rapporteur Sandra Gómez López.
Report / Statistics
Content type: Report / Statistics

Budgetary assessment on adjustment of customs duties and tariff quotas for US-origin goods (COM(2025)0471)

The Committee on Budgets produced a budgetary assessment for the Committee on International Trade on a Commission proposal to adjust customs duties and open tariff quotas for certain goods originating in the United States of America.
Regulatory Measure
Content type: Regulatory Measure

Parliament: no objection to Commission delegated rules on CBAM verifier accreditation

The European Parliament declared it raises no objections to the Commission delegated regulation setting rules for accreditation and oversight of verifiers under the carbon border adjustment mechanism.
Legislative Process

European Parliament

Content type: Legislative Process

MEPs endorse safeguards for EU agriculture in Mercosur deal

MEPs in committee approved a draft regulation to allow temporary suspension of tariff preferences on certain agricultural imports from Mercosur if they harm EU producers, while lowering investigation thresholds and shortening investigation periods.
Legislative Process
Content type: Legislative Process

Mercosur: MEPs endorse rules to protect EU agriculture

MEPs adopted a draft regulation to allow temporary suspension of tariff preferences on agricultural imports from Mercosur countries to protect EU producers, in a committee vote of 27 in favour, 8 against and 7 abstentions.
Regulatory Measure
Content type: Regulatory Measure

Directive amending ADR rules after discontinuation of the European ODR Platform

The European Parliament approved the Council position at first reading and recommends adoption of a directive amending Directive 2013/11/EU and related consumer law to respond to the discontinuation of the European Online Dispute Resolution Platform (11778/1/2025 – C10‑0309/2025).
Legislative Process
Content type: Legislative Process

Parliament backs EUR 500m macro-financial aid for Jordan

The European Parliament adopted at first reading a position taking over the Commission proposal to provide a new macro‑financial assistance loan of up to EUR 500 million to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
Agreement / Partnership

European Parliament

Content type: Agreement / Partnership

43rd EU‑Canada interparliamentary meeting in Ottawa and Halifax

MEPs and members of the Canadian Parliament met in Ottawa on 27–28 October 2025 for the 43rd EU‑Canada interparliamentary meeting and signed a joint statement reaffirming their will to enhance the partnership.
Legislative Process
Content type: Legislative Process

EP draft budgetary assessment: amendments on US tariffs and quotas

The draft budgetary assessment by rapporteur Danuše Nerudová contains amendments 2–13 addressing a Commission proposal to adjust customs duties and open tariff quotas for certain goods originating in the United States.
Legislative Process
Content type: Legislative Process

Amendments 2–8: Draft budgetary assessment on customs duties

This draft budgetary assessment by Sandra Gómez López presents amendments 2–8 to a proposal on non-application of customs duties on imports of certain goods.
Legislative Process
Content type: Legislative Process

Amendments to IMI and Single Digital Gateway on transparency harmonisation

The European Parliament adopted amendments to the Regulations on the Internal Market Information System and the Single Digital Gateway to address certain harmonisation requirements on transparency.
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