During the visit of New Zealand’s new prime minister, Bill English, to Brussels on Tuesday 10 January, the EU and New Zealand confirmed that they intend to launch talks “as soon as possible” in 2017 for a bilateral free trade agreement.
“At the Commission, we are very eager to conclude a trade agreement with New Zealand. It is difficult inside Europe, it is difficult on the global scene. Nevertheless, we hope to be able to make the necessary progress as fast as we can to...