Trade policy of the EU The EU’s common commercial policy (CCP), or trade policy, has evolved gradually over the years to encompass a range of trade-related areas under the remit of European Union exclusive competence. The Treaty of Rome established the common market and the customs union with a focus on

he European Community was founded on the belief that economic integration leads to peace and economic prosperity. Trade is therefore a fundamental part of the identity of the European Union today. Given the success of the internal market in fostering the longest period of European peace in modern history, the

U leaders and the Canadian Prime Minister met in Brussels for the 16th EU-Canada summit. Donald Tusk, President of the European Council,  Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission, Robert Fico, Prime Minister of Slovakia holding the Council rotating presidency, and  Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada signed the EU-Canada Comprehensive

he EU recently concluded a new free trade deal with Canada - the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, or CETA for short. The deal is possibly the most advanced of its kind to date. It will help to generate growth and jobs by boosting exports; lowering the cost of the imports