The EU and Australian negotiating teams met in Brussels between 17 and 21 October for the 13th round of negotiations on the future EU-Australia trade agreement. Both sides hope that this will be the penultimate session before the next one in Canberra in February.
The European Commission reported “progress” during the week-long talks. Negotiators were able to temporarily close two chapters of the agreement: mutual administrative assistance and public procurement.
The key issue of...