05/11/2018 (Agence Europe) – A few days before the Trade Council on Friday 9 November, which will take stock of the various bilateral trade negotiations being conducted by the European Union, the European Commission published on Monday 5 November two progress reports on the ongoing trade negotiations with Indonesia (see EUROPE 12117) and New Zealand (see EUROPE 12073). The sixth round of EU/Indonesia negotiations, which took place from 15 to 19 October in Palembang, made progress on issues such as customs, health standards and technical barriers to trade. Next round is planned for 11 to 15 March in Brussels. The talks with New Zealand, which took place from 8 to 12 October in Wellington, allowed for getting closer on some positions and identified follow-up actions for the upcoming negotiations in February in Brussels. More information: Indonesia (http://bit.ly/2P8tcr0 ) and New Zealand (http://bit.ly/2D1ThAS ). (MF)