Talks were launched in 2013 but halted a year later due to the 2014 coup over the EU-Thailand free trade agreement. On Wednesday 15 March, the two partners decided to start afresh and relaunch negotiations on the agreement.
The Council of the EU did indeed give the green light to the Commission in conclusions in 2017 and again in 2019 to “explore the possibility of resuming discussions” with Thailand. A Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) was even signed in December 2022 (see...