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(AGENPARL) – mer 11 gennaio 2023 Dear journalist,
More market opportunities are crucial for both European businesses to prevent loss of competitiveness, increase supply chains resilience and attract investment – amidst the economic and energy crises. The EU should take swift action for new trade agreements with Mexico, Chile and New Zealand in 2023. It is particularly high time for a rapid adoption of the EU-Mercosur agreement.
Please find attached a copy of the letter BusinessEurope sent to Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, and to Charles Michel, President of the European Council.
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11 January 2023
Dear
President,
Many European companies are fighting for their very survival. Soaring energy bills, high
inflation, disrupted supply chains, diminishing consumer demand are too many and too
numerous issues
.
We appreciate the efforts from the European Council
to
address
these
challenges and find the best tools to support competitiveness and maintain investments
in Europe. We believe that
increasing diversification through new free trade agreements
would
be one of the key actions
to improve the situation
and address many
of the current
challenges.
Businesses are currently trying to cope with these multiple crises by seeking to become
resilience. That is why diversification is key. This is t
rue for both imports
â
think critical
raw materials
â
and exports
â
and demand is growing. This is necessary because of increasing uncertainty regarding
many of the EUâs largest trading partners, includi
ng China and the UK, and the effects
of the war in Ukraine. Even with the U.S., recent legislation has caused friction, while
past disputes have not been fully resolved, with a risk that tensions may flare up again
despite the more positive EU
–
US relations
of recent years.
This is where diversification through new free trade agreements offers at least some of
the solutions so acutely needed. To support companiesâ efforts to adapt to a rapidly
changing geo
–
political and economic reality, the EU and its Me
mber States must
–
creating role. This entails opening
opportunities for trade and investment and building bridges that are both important for
broader strategic reasons and for economic reasons. As such, 2023 mu
st be the year
when trade agreements between the EU and Mexico, Chile, New Zealand all see the
agreement with the EU, would be the most important for the European Union
and we
need to see progress towards its adoption.
M
r Charles Michel
President
European C
ouncil
175
1048 Brussels
Belgium
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In this context, the EU must adopt a pragmatic approach to trade
â
trading with a wide
diversity of partners to help increase supply chains resilience and sustainability. Modern
trade
agreements, equipped with robust sustainable development rules, are an
indispensable tool to create a level playing field with third countries, fuel investments that
are critical for the green and digital transitions, generate economies of scale that
incen
tivise innovation and help fight climate change.
Especially in these times of extraordinary economic and energy crises, the EU must open
should not wait longer, now it
is time to support our economy, our companies, and our
citizens.
Yours sincerely,
Fredrik Persson
Markus Beyrer
President
Director General