How to watch the Committee on International Trade (INTA)

Committee on International Trade Ordinary meeting

EU trade treatment of Israeli settlement products

Bernd Lange and 11 others

Members debate possible EU‑level trade measures on products from Israeli settlements, as EEAS, DG TRADE and DG TAXUD outline the deteriorating West Bank context, current differentiation and customs controls, legal constraints and Council divisions, while MEPs split between advocating a full EU‑wide ban and defending existing trade ties and Palestinian employment, increasing political pressure on the Commission to table a proposal.

In this chapter

1. Item 17 introduction: EU trade treatment of Israeli settlement productsBernd Lange
2. First round of MEP positions: calls for EU‑wide ban vs defence of trade tiesBernd Lange
3. Escalating political pressure on Commission to propose a trade banCatarina Vieira

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EU forced labour regulation: international context and implementation

Bernd Lange and 5 others

The committee turns to the new EU forced labour regulation, with the Commission mapping global import bans, detailing US and other partners’ enforcement models, and then addressing MEPs’ concerns about Xinjiang, the delayed EU risk database, GSP treatment of high‑risk products, potential protectionism, and the practical application of the EU regime and cooperation with the US and ILO.

In this chapter

1. Item 16 launch: EU forced labour regulation and global contextBernd Lange
2. Commission: global mapping of forced labour import bans and US enforcement
3. MEPs’ concerns: Xinjiang, database delay, GSP rice, EU leadership and member statesBernd Lange
4. Commission replies on FLR implementation, China decrees and cooperation with USUdo Bullmann

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ILO annual exchange on labour standards in EU trade

Bernd Lange and 6 others

The Chair opens the INTA session and conducts the annual exchange with the ILO on labour standards implementation in EU trade instruments, focusing on Colombia, the Philippines, Argentina and Uzbekistan, with MEPs and the Commission scrutinising ILO findings, government reforms and the leverage of FTAs and GSP+ before closing the item.

In this chapter

1. Opening of meeting and introduction of ILO annual exchangeBernd Lange
2. ILO: assessment of labour standards in Colombia, Philippines, Argentina, Uzbekistan
3. MEPs’ questions to ILO: focus on Philippines, Argentina, Colombia, Uzbekistan, PanamaBernd Lange

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WTO e‑commerce agreement: consent procedure

Brando Benifei and 4 others

Parliament’s rapporteur, shadow rapporteurs and the Commission set out the case for EU consent to the plurilateral WTO e‑commerce agreement, weighing digital‑trade facilitation, privacy safeguards, big‑tech and development concerns, and the EU’s role in WTO reform.

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Commissioner Šefčovič on global trade strategy and bilateral files

Maroš Šefčovič and 17 others

Šefčovič presents the EU’s broader trade agenda on US tariffs, China TIC, diversification and the FTA calendar, then faces coordinated and follow‑up Q&A on enforcing US caps, managing China overcapacity, the diversification instrument, steel safeguards, EU competitiveness, Ukraine vs Russia trade, WTO paralysis, Israel and Mercosur, Indonesia CEPA timing, Chinese investment screening and cumulative FTA impacts on key sectors.

In this chapter

1. Commissioner Šefčovič: US tariff deal, China TIC, diversification and FTA calendarMaroš Šefčovič
2. Coordinators’ Q&A: US caps, China rebalancing, diversification tool, IAA scopeJörgen Warborn
3. China corridors, steel safeguards and automotive competitivenessThierry Mariani

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INTA mission to China: findings and political reactions

Bernd Lange and 7 others

The committee hears a debrief on the recent mission to China, detailing high‑level economic and tech discussions, then MEPs assess the outcomes on rebalancing, subsidies, overcapacity and procedural incidents affecting parliamentary access to Chinese territory.

In this chapter

1. Report‑back from INTA mission to China: high‑level talks and tech visitsBernd Lange
2. Members’ reactions on China: TIC outcomes, subsidies, overcapacity and MEP entry incidentBrando Benifei

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EU–Ukraine trade relations and DCFTA implementation

Iuliu Winkler and 10 others

INTA opens with an institutional review of EU–Ukraine trade during wartime, covering the revised DCFTA, agri quotas and safeguards, solidarity lanes, steel TRQs and CBAM, followed by group‑by‑group MEP scrutiny of fairness, national grain bans, enlargement conditionality and use of the DCFTA as a pre‑enlargement integration tool, ending with Commission clarifications on standards, quotas and steel statistics.

In this chapter

1. Opening of meeting: focus on EU‑Ukraine tradeIuliu Winkler
2. Commission (DG TRADE): DCFTA review, agri quotas, solidarity lanes, steel TRQsIuliu Winkler
3. Rapporteur and main groups: criticism of EU steel and CBAM impact on UkraineKarin Karlsbro

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Monitoring groups reports and closing of public session

Bernd Lange and 1 other

The Chair and rapporteurs present monitoring group reports on China, the Thailand FTA, West Africa and SIFA, and critical raw materials transparency, before closing the public session and moving to the coordinators’ meeting.

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Aid for Trade / Partnership for Trade and Development item

Bernd Lange and 1 other

INTA opens the agenda point on the WTO Global Aid for Trade Review 2026, with WTO and Commission presentations on the rebranded Partnership for Trade and Development, EU Aid for Trade and Global Gateway, followed by MEP questions on LDC focus, EBA, private sector participation, effectiveness and WTO reform responses.

In this chapter

1. Introduction to item on Global Aid for Trade Review 2026Bernd Lange
2. WTO: Aid for Trade rebranded as Partnership for Trade and DevelopmentBernd Lange
3. Commission (INTPA & TRADE): EU Aid for Trade, Global Gateway and WTO reformBernd Lange
4. MEPs’ Q&A on Aid for Trade, LDCs, EBA and private sector roleBernd Lange

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INTA opening and 2025 trade & economic security report

Bernd Lange and 5 others

The Chair opens the INTA meeting, adopts the agenda and minutes, then the Commission presents the 6th report on implementation and enforcement of EU trade and economic security policy, followed by a detailed MEP–Commission Q&A on FTAs, Russia sanctions, TSD, economic security tools, SMEs and industrial policy coherence.

In this chapter

1. Opening of INTA meeting and agenda adoptionBernd Lange
2. Commission: presentation of 2025 trade & economic security report
3. MEPs’ Q&A: FTAs, SMEs, Russia sanctions, TSD and economic securityBernd Lange

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WTO e‑commerce plurilateral: interim implementation and political scrutiny

Bernd Lange and 4 others

Lange and DG TRADE explain the WTO e‑commerce agreement, its interim application and core disciplines, while rapporteur and shadows broadly back swift consent but question WTO fragmentation, development impacts, telecom security and absent members, with the Commission outlining its plurilateral strategy and expected entry‑into‑force timeline.

In this chapter

1. WTO e-commerce plurilateral – introduction and Commission explanation of interim implementationBernd Lange
2. WTO e-commerce agreement – Parliament scrutiny, plurilateral strategy and membershipBrando Benifei

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EU–Indonesia CEPA: strategic framing, content and political conditions

Bernd Lange and 6 others

The Chair, rapporteur and shadows present the EU–Indonesia CEPA as a strategic post‑GSP agreement, detailing market access, services, investment, digital rules and safeguards, while raising TSD enforcement, raw materials, palm oil, West Papua and ISDS, with the Commission addressing timing, EUDR links, wage gaps and Chinese competition.

In this chapter

1. EU–Indonesia CEPA – political context, GSP expiry and interim report approachBernd Lange
2. EU–Indonesia CEPA – rapporteur’s assessment of market access, services and strategic valueJörgen Warborn
3. EU–Indonesia CEPA – shadows’ priorities and Commission response (TSD, raw materials, palm oil)Kathleen Van Brempt

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Trade agreements monitoring and EU–Africa trade resolution vote

Juan Ignacio Zoido Álvarez and 3 others

INTA hears brief updates from monitoring groups on multiple trade partners and then holds an electronic voting session adopting an oral question and a resolution on EU–Africa trade relations, including compromises, amendments and several close roll‑call verifications.

In this chapter

1. Monitoring groups round-up: Andean region, Indonesia, Australia, US, UAE, Israel, India, Korea, Canada, PhilippinesJuan Ignacio Zoido Álvarez
2. Voting session – oral question and resolution on EU–Africa trade relationsBernd Lange

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EU–Korea Digital Trade Agreement: consent debate

Bernd Lange and 2 others

The Chair presents the EU–Korea Digital Trade Agreement and resolution, followed by shadows and the Commission addressing data flows, horizontal data exceptions, source code, AI, regulatory autonomy, SME implications and the planned monitoring via FTA bodies.

In this chapter

1. EU–Korea Digital Trade Agreement – rapporteur’s presentation and main provisionsBernd Lange
2. EU–Korea Digital Trade Agreement – shadows and Commission: data, sovereignty and SMEsJörgen Warborn

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Opening, agenda and WTO Public Forum outcomes

Bernd Lange and 4 others

Chair Lange opens the INTA meeting, adopts the agenda and minutes, and debriefs the WTO Public Forum with MEPs highlighting prospects for WTO reform, parliamentarians’ role, ministerial frequency, plurilateral initiatives and concerns over civil society space and EU tactics.

In this chapter

1. Opening of INTA meeting, agenda and WTO Public Forum debriefBernd Lange
2. WTO Public Forum – parliamentarians’ role and ministerial frequencyJörgen Warborn
3. WTO Public Forum – services, plurilaterals and civil society spaceCatarina Vieira

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EU–Philippines FTA: mandate, negotiations and conditionalities

Bernd Lange and 4 others

The Chair and Commission present the mandate and state of play of EU–Philippines FTA negotiations, followed by MEPs’ scrutiny on timelines, TSD, procurement and human rights, and detailed Commission replies on GSP+ graduation, monitoring, TSD enforcement, procurement, corruption, digital trade and links with the Industrial Accelerator Act and reciprocity debate.

In this chapter

1. EU–Philippines FTA: Commission mandate and negotiation state of playBernd Lange
2. MEPs: FTA timeline, TSD, procurement and human rightsJörgen Warborn
3. Philippines FTA: GSP+ graduation, monitoring and TSD

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Monitoring groups and Armenia trade preferences vote

Bernd Lange and 1 other

INTA hears brief reports from the South Korea and China FTA monitoring groups, then proceeds under simplified procedure to adopt temporary autonomous trade liberalisation measures for Armenian products.

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MEPs’ scrutiny of GSP+ conditionality and country cases

Juan Ignacio Zoido Álvarez and 3 others

MEPs question the robustness of safeguards, migration-related conditionality and the gap between convention ratification and real rights outcomes, while the Commission and EEAS explain how new acts will operationalise GSP+ conditionality and safeguards and address specific cases such as Pakistan, Bangladesh, African LDC graduations and Indonesia.

In this chapter

1. MEPs: safeguard clauses, migration conditionality and GSP+ gapsJuan Ignacio Zoido Álvarez
2. GSP+ implementation, conditionality and country cases

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GSP scheme architecture and new regulation

Bernd Lange S&D

The Chair and Commission set out the overall GSP/EBA framework, present the joint monitoring report, data on trade flows and tariff savings, and explain the transition to the new GSP regulation, including re‑applications, delegated and implementing acts, and the EEAS use of GSP/GSP+ as a foreign policy tool on rights and governance.

In this chapter

1. Opening of session and GSP scheme contextBernd Lange
2. New GSP regulation implementation and EEAS perspective

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Commission: approach to coercion concept and response toolbox

Iuliu Winkler PPE

The Commission sets out its legal framing of economic coercion, explains its cautious diagnostic approach, and defends a pragmatic choice among ACI, legal and diplomatic tools based on effectiveness rather than symbolic action.

In this chapter

1. Commission: positive assessment of study and ACI framing
2. Commission: careful coercion diagnosis and pragmatic response toolboxIuliu Winkler

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MEPs: ACI effectiveness, political will and coordination models

Juan Ignacio Zoido Álvarez and 3 others

Political groups question the effectiveness and activation hurdles of the Anti-Coercion Instrument, the role of political will versus legal design, and possible coordination models and additional trade instruments for EU economic security.

In this chapter

1. Q: EPP (Zoido Álvarez): economic security scoreboard and coordination modelsJuan Ignacio Zoido Álvarez
2. Q: S&D: political will, ACI deterrence and future risk hotspotsIuliu Winkler
3. Q: Greens (Cavazzini): ACI activation hurdles and need for reformAnna Cavazzini

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Hearing conclusions and turn to economic coercion study

Chairs close the IAA hearing, outline next steps on the draft report, and the INTA committee then proceeds to a study on economic coercion against the EU and the new anti‑coercion instrument, with researchers presenting their case mapping and analytical framework.

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Study on trade and EU economic security: presentation and ACI assessment

Iuliu Winkler PPE

The Chair introduces the commissioned study on trade and economic security, the authors present their methodology and database on coercion events, outline main country sources and patterns of pressure, and evaluate the Anti‑Coercion Instrument with proposed short‑, medium‑ and long‑term upgrades.

In this chapter

1. INTA Chair: introduction of study on trade and EU economic securityIuliu Winkler
2. Study authors: scope, methodology and coercion case catalogue
3. Study findings: main coercing countries and evolving pressure patterns

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Commission wrap‑up and closure of accelerator hearing

Anna Cavazzini and 1 other

Final Commission remarks on the EU industrial production accelerator are followed by the Vice‑Chair’s thanks, identification of remaining dilemmas, announcement of the draft report date, and formal closure of this agenda item.

In this chapter

1. Commission representative: key takeaways on EU production acceleratorAnna Cavazzini
2. INTA Vice-Chair: closure of accelerator hearing and next procedural stepIuliu Winkler

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Panel 2 MEP questions and expert–Commission responses

Anna Cavazzini and 12 others

Co‑rapporteurs and shadows probe how to define and enforce low‑carbon criteria, align IAA with ETS/CBAM and give credible investment signals, while industry experts and the Commission explain conditions to keep investments in Europe, limits on delegated acts, and the balance between ambition, enforceability and partnership with third countries.

In this chapter

1. Co-rapporteurs and shadows: probing low-carbon definitions and investment signalsAnna Cavazzini
2. Panel 2 responses and Commission: conditions to keep investment in EuropeAnna Cavazzini

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