27/11/2023 (Agence Europe) – The free trade agreement between the European Union and New Zealand was officially approved on Monday 27 November by EU27 trade ministers meeting in Brussels (see other news). The previous week, the European Parliament had overwhelmingly approved the agreement, which was presented as an “example to be followed” (see EUROPE B13298A3). It is the first to fully integrate the EU’s new approach to trade and sustainable development, and to include sanctions...