EU eyes stronger ties with trans-Pacific trade alliance amid WTO paralysis
By Oscar Pandiello ( June 27, 2025, 11:50 GMT | Insight) -- The EU wants stronger ties with countries in the CPTPP — the Comprehensive and Progressive agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership — to promote global free trade “on a rules-based foundation,” European Commission President has said, calling it “the beginning of redesigning the WTO.” After briefing EU leaders on the matter, Ursula von der Leyen stressed that both sides want “structured cooperation,” as the WTO’s appeals body remains paralyzed.The EU is seeking closer cooperation with countries in the CPTPP — the Comprehensive and Progressive agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership — to promote global free trade “on a rules-based foundation,” the European Commission President has said....
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