{"id":49048,"date":"2026-02-16T09:21:23","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T08:21:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amec.es\/australia-eu-agreement-enters-its-decisive-phase\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T09:24:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T08:24:12","slug":"australia-eu-agreement-enters-its-decisive-phase","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/amec.es\/en\/australia-eu-agreement-enters-its-decisive-phase\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia-EU agreement enters its decisive phase"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"49048\" class=\"elementor elementor-49048 elementor-49042\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4c1c4c31 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4c1c4c31\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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phase<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-440e79fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"440e79fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-431975f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"431975f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t16 de February de 2026\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1979cfa7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1979cfa7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The President of the European Commission is expected to travel to Australia at the end of February 2026 to try to seal the EU-Australia free trade agreement, stalled since October 2023.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c01e25b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4c01e25b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f5e5ec8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f5e5ec8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The context of Trump&#8217;s tariffs has accelerated negotiations.<\/strong>  After the U.S. president imposed tariffs on allies including Australia and the EU, the two sides intensified contacts with renewed motivation to diversify their trade relations.<\/p><h5><strong><br>Ministerial meeting: no agreement in principle<\/strong><\/h5><p>Ministerial negotiations held in Brussels on February 13-14 between the Australian Trade Minister and the European Commissioners for Trade and Agriculture <strong>failed to reach an agreement in principle.<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>For this reason, the final decision has been elevated to the political level:<\/strong> Von der Leyen and the Australian Prime Minister will have to make the final decision. The elevation of the decision to the leadership level suggests that <strong>the remaining hurdle is not a technical drafting problem<\/strong>. <\/p><h5><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">_<\/span><br>Scope of the agreement: a &#8220;supersized deal&#8221;.<\/strong><\/h5><p>Sources in Brussels and Canberra describe the agreement as a <strong>&#8220;supersized deal&#8221;<\/strong> that goes beyond traditional trade and encompasses three dimensions:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Elimination of 98% of tariffs<\/strong> between the EU (27 countries, 450 million consumers) and Australia.<\/li><li><strong>Mutual recognition of professional qualifications<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Labor mobility:<\/strong> Scheme that would allow Australian professionals to live and work in EU countries, and vice versa.<\/li><li><strong>Access to public procurement:<\/strong> Improving access to the EU public procurement market, valued at EUR 2 trillion<\/li><li><strong>Critical minerals.<\/strong>  Strategic partnership for European access to critical Australian minerals (lithium, rare earths, cobalt), which are essential for the European energy transition and for reducing dependence on China.<\/li><\/ul><h5><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">_<\/span><br>The remaining obstacle: agricultural quotas<\/strong><\/h5><p>The agreement is practically closed except for <strong>the beef and sheep meat quotas<\/strong>. This agricultural issue is the only one preventing the agreement from being signed, but it has important political implications in several EU member states (especially France and Ireland). <\/p><p>Australia is seeking significant access to the European market, arguing that it needs quotas comparable to those the EU has granted to other trading partners such as Brazil or Canada.<\/p><h5><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">_<\/span><br><\/strong><strong>Preparing for the entry into force of the agreement<\/strong><\/h5><ul><li><strong>Identify products<\/strong> currently facing tariffs in Australia<\/li><li><strong>Calculating the impact<\/strong> of tariff elimination on price competitiveness<\/li><li><strong>Review entry strategies for<\/strong> the Australian market<\/li><li><strong>Consider Australia as a diversification alternative<\/strong> in the context of tariff uncertainty with the United States and dependence on 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