European Union and Australia sign free trade pact and agree defense partnership
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The European Union and Australia signed the final text of a free trade agreement in Canberra and opened negotiations for Australia to become an associate member of the Horizon Europe research and innovation programme.
Why it matters
The pact creates binding commitments to lower tariffs and to adopt a shared framework of customs rules and standards, which will make preferential tariff treatment conditional on meeting those requirements. That framework increases the administrative and compliance steps required for cross-border shipments and joint defence or research projects once the agreement is implemented.
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