After a pause of more than 10 years, the EU and Malaysia have decided to resume negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA). The talks, which began in 2010, were suspended at Kuala Lumpur’s request in 2012.
Malaysia is the EU’s third largest partner in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The EU exported goods worth €15.6 billion to the region in 2023, a large proportion of which were industrial products.
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