The EU ran a trade deficit with China of EUR 1 billion per day in 2025.
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The EU ran a trade deficit with China of EUR 1 billion per day in 2025.
The first disbursement of the EUR 6 billion EU defence package supporting drone procurement for Ukraine was made.
A first tranche of EUR 3.2 billion from the EUR 90 billion Ukrainian support loan was disbursed.
The EU is the world's largest trader of goods and services, ahead of China and the United States.
More than 700,000 EU companies benefit from trade, and over 80% of them are SMEs.
Trade by EU companies supports more than 30 million jobs.
The European Council adopted conclusions agreed by all 27 member states in June 2026, the first time this had happened since December 2024.
More than 700,000 EU companies export beyond the EU's borders.
EU exports support more than 30 million jobs across the Union.
EU exports contribute to almost half of the European Union's GDP.
The EU has 45 free trade agreements with 81 countries, covering more than half of its trade.
EU-Mexico bilateral trade in goods increased by 330% over the last 25 years.
Trade accounts for almost half of the European Union's GDP.
The European Union is the world's largest trader when goods and services are combined.
Irregular arrivals to the European Union are decreasing.
The European Union has adopted 21 packages of sanctions against Russia.
The trade deficit between the EU and China is growing unsustainably.
The EU-US trade relationship is the largest in the world.
Mutual trade between the EU and the US increased over the last year.
EU-US mutual trade now exceeds USD 2 trillion.
Mutual investment between the EU and the US is now USD 6 trillion.
Millions of jobs depend on the EU-US trade relationship.
85% of traded goods are transported by ships
Electricity represents less than a quarter of final energy consumption in the European Union, which is less than in the United States and less than in China
The EU-Mercosur agreement will connect over 700 million consumers
The Commission proposed EUR 6.3 billion in the new Multiannual Financial Framework as a safety net to support farmers
Member States have access to EUR 45 billion that can be mobilised immediately to support farmers and rural communities under the new MFF proposal