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April 29, 2026
Goal: Protect EU jobs and standards
Keeping EU Companies, Jobs and Products Safe from Unfair Foreign Competition
The European Parliament resolution says the EU must tighten rules and use trade‑defence tools to stop unfair foreign competition, protect jobs, and keep EU products safe and fair for consumers.
Exporters & Importers
Goal: Make travel easier and cheaper
Transatlantic Air Transport Agreement with Iceland and Norway
The European Parliament approved a resolution that clears the way for new air‑travel agreements between the EU, the US, Iceland, and Norway, letting airlines from each side fly freely, setting shared safety and passenger‑rights rules, and opening up more routes and potentially lower fares.
Tourism Industry & Workers
Goal: Improve global trade fairness
EU Approves Updated Cocoa Trade Agreement
The European Parliament has given the green light for the EU to adopt changes to the International Cocoa Agreement, which is a major global trade deal that sets the rules for how cocoa—the main ingredient in chocolate—is bought, sold, and regulated worldwide.
Farmers & Consumers
Goal: Reduce regulatory burden
Simplifying rules for everyday products and chemicals
This EU resolution simplifies chemical rules by cutting paperwork, adding digital contacts, easing labelling, and speeding up cosmetic and fertilizer approvals while keeping safety high.
Manufacturing Workers & Workers
April 27, 2026
Goal: Keep EU economy strong
New zero‑duty import quotas for selected agricultural and industrial goods
This EU regulation amends tariff quotas so that certain products can enter the EU at zero duty, adding new items, tweaking existing ones, and dropping a few, to keep supply stable and help businesses compete, starting July 1 2026.
Importers & Exporters
April 23, 2026
Goal: Reduce carbon emissions
New Rules to Make Trains Run Smarter Across Europe
The EU is putting new rules in place so trains can use tracks more efficiently across the continent, giving countries more control, keeping military trains exempt, making penalties fair, and setting up a platform for train operators and track managers to coordinate, all to improve service and cut emissions.
Logistics Companies & Workers
April 20, 2026
Goal: Support Syria's recovery
EU Ends Trade Pause with Syria
The EU is proposing a resolution to end the temporary pause on its trade agreement with Syria, officially restoring the original deal and signaling support for Syria’s recovery, without changing current trade rules or prices.
Exporters & Importers
April 16, 2026
Goal: Keep trains safe across borders
Updating the rules for cross-border train travel
This is a proposal for the EU to vote on six updates to international train rules, aiming to match EU safety standards, give more time for paperwork, add safety devices and better digital tracking, while rejecting a confusing certificate format.
Logistics Companies & Importers
April 14, 2026
Goal: Align EU customs policy.
Setting Rules for Valuing and Tracing Imported Goods
This EU Council decision sets rules for how the EU will act in global customs meetings so goods are valued and labeled by origin in a fair and consistent way that protects EU interests.
Exporters & Importers
April 10, 2026
Goal: Simplify drug trade
Expanding Canada‑EU Medicine Trade Rules to Cover Active Ingredients
The EU Council will adopt a resolution adding active pharmaceutical ingredients to the GMP Protocol under CETA, letting Canada’s drug‑making standards be recognized for these ingredients once Canada finishes its internal checks.
Health Professionals & Importers
March 26, 2026
Goal: Fair trade after Brexit
EU‑China Trade Deal Revises All Tariff Quotas
The European Parliament passed a resolution approving the EU‑China trade deal that updates all tariff‑rate quotas after the UK left the EU, and it tells EU leaders and China to adopt the new rules.
Importers & Exporters
Goal: Secure EU trade
U.S. lobster goes duty‑free, EU cuts U.S. tariffs on $160 million of goods
The European Parliament has made changes to a rule that allows certain goods from the US to be sold without taxes in the EU, extending the period it's allowed until 2028 and adding new rules to make sure the goods are actually coming from the US and not being re-exported elsewhere.
Importers & Exporters
Goal: Helping people after job loss
Helping Belgium Workers Affected by Company Bankruptcies
The European Parliament has approved a resolution to help workers in Belgium who lost their jobs due to major restructuring, providing up to €30 million in funding for personalized services like training and job search assistance.
Workers & Women
Goal: Keep trade fair and safe
Adjusting U.S. import duties and opening new trade quotas
The European Parliament adopted amendments to a regulation that suspends customs duties on certain U.S. goods, lets the EU lift or restore those duties if the U.S. raises tariffs or acts against EU interests, and keeps monitoring trade and protecting EU industry until March 2028.
Importers & Logistics Companies
Goal: Build stronger future economy
Slovenia's Recovery Plan Updated with More Green and Digital Funding
Slovenia's Recovery and Resilience Plan is a financial plan that helps the country recover from challenges, with a total cost of over €2 billion, and it includes projects for renewable energy, building renovation, and other areas to support green transition and digital growth.
Green Tech Workers & Construction Workers
March 25, 2026
Goal: Strengthen EU defense
Czech Republic Receives €2.06 Billion Loan to Boost Defence and Support Ukraine
The European Commission approved a loan of up to €2.06 billion for the Czech Republic under the SAFE program, giving them an initial €309 million upfront to help with defense production and support Ukraine.
Defence Workers & Czech Citizens
March 11, 2026
Goal: Strengthen EU defence
EU's New Defence Projects: Drones, Borders, Air and Space Shields
The European Parliament resolution says the EU must raise defence spending, coordinate joint projects, and launch four flagship programmes—drone, eastern flank, air and space defence—to strengthen security against Russia, cyber attacks and new weapons, while ensuring funding, export controls and transparency.
Defence Workers & Military Personnel
Goal: Strengthen EU‑Canada partnership
Building a Stronger EU‑Canada Partnership for Security, Trade, and Climate
This resolution says the EU and Canada should step up their partnership to tackle big problems like trade, security, climate and democracy, by boosting trade deals, joint defense work, digital rules, Arctic cooperation, and cultural and student exchanges.
Defence workers & Military Personnel
Goal: Secure Europe's future
Adding New Countries: A Plan for Growth and Reform
The European Parliament Resolution on EU Enlargement (March 2026) says the EU should keep inviting new members, fast‑track talks with countries that meet rule‑of‑law and democracy standards, give them money and support, and keep the process fair and transparent to boost security, peace and prosperity.
Exporters & Importers
Goal: Stabilize EU economy
EU Budget Rules for a Stable, Greener Future
The European Parliament’s 2026 European Semester resolution says the EU will coordinate member‑state budgets to keep the economy stable, push for €800 billion of new green and defence investment, tighten fiscal rules, and urge countries to follow reforms and cut tax gaps.
Workers & Unions