This paper sets out the European Commission services' response to the findings and recommendations of the Sustainability Impact Assessment (SIA) on the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA) involving the European Union (EU) and 22 other participant countries. The SIA was commissioned by the...

This SIA seeks to analyse the extent to which the EU-Myanmar Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) may affect the economy and sustainability issues, including social and labour standards, environment, and human rights, in Myanmar. The SIA finds that the IPA may largely have positive economic...

The Trade Sustainability Impact Assessment (SIA) on the Environmental Goods Agreement (EGA) has been carried out by DEVELOPMENT Solutions Europe Limited between January 2015 and March 2016. This project was contracted by the European Commission to assess the potential economic, environmental,...

The European Union (EU) and Myanmar began negotiating a bilateral investment protection agreement (IPA) in March 2014. The proposed EU-Myanmar IPA represents an ambitious step for both parties, as there are currently no bilateral investment treaties between Myanmar and any EU Member State....

EU trade policy has faced unprecedented challenges during this mandate. The COVID-19 pandemic and Russia's unlawful aggression against Ukraine, as well as the situation in the Middle East, have not only caused human tragedies and global security concerns, but they are also hitting hard the...

EU trade policy has faced unprecedented challenges during this mandate. The COVID-19 pandemic and Russia's unlawful aggression against Ukraine, as well as the situation in the Middle East, have not only caused human tragedies and global security concerns, but they are also hitting hard the...