Fresh from the May 31 implementation of Australia’s free trade deal with the United Kingdom, a flying visit by senior Australian trade representatives this week has shifted focus to long-running trade negotiations with the European Union.
Federal Trade Minister Don Farrell is visiting Belgium and France this week, meeting with high level European Commission executives to progress negotiations for an Australian-EU trade deal.
Assistant Minister for Trade, Senator Tim Ayres, who is travelling with Minister Farrell, told The Australian newspaper that an EU trade deal is “pretty close”…
