Our latest position paper on the EU-Australia and EU-New Zealand free trade agreements’ negotiations is now available. A short summary of it is given below:

• For EU Man-made Fibres (MMF) exporters these are offensive negotiations
• Two entirely balanced and symmetrical agreements
• The full and reciprocal elimination of tariff duties from the start
• A strict approach to rules of origin in the textile and clothing sector 
• An enhanced and across-the-board regulatory cooperation