Benefits of EU trade agreements for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)

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Series Details PE 653.628
Publication Date March 2021
ISBN 978-92-846-7898-3
EC QA-02-21-311-EN-N
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This briefing discusses how free trade agreements (FTAs) can help small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). It provides an overview of the FTAs that the EU has concluded, along with a classification and a discussion of key provisions on and for SMEs. Several pioneering agreements are studied more closely, including the EU-Japan, EU-Canada, EU-Mercosur and EU-UK agreements. To conclude, the briefing assesses SME awareness of FTA chapters and analyses the related benefits.

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