Another trade agreement for the EU? - Signing with Australia expected within this month
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is expected to travel to Australia later this month in an attempt to seal a long-delayed trade deal.
The conclusion of the deal would mark another trade victory for the Commission, following recent deals with Latin America's Mercosur bloc and India, as geopolitical tensions intensify with the US and China.
A source said von der Leyen could travel to Canberra immediately after the Munich Security Conference ends on February 15.
Everything will be determined by the progress of negotiations led by EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič, who will meet Australian Trade Minister Don Farrell in Brussels next week.
Talks on an EU-Australia free trade agreement collapsed in 2023 after Canberra accused Brussels of not providing sufficient market access for beef, sheepmeat, dairy and sugar.
Agriculture remains a perennial flashpoint in EU trade negotiations. The Mercosur agreement has already faced fierce opposition from European farmers, who fear unfair competition from rising imports from Latin America.
However, Australia is seen in Brussels as a strategic and like-minded partner, as the EU seeks to diversify its trading relationships, expand access to global markets and reduce exposure to a closing US market and China's increasingly aggressive trade policy.
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