Australia Willing to Walk Away as EU Trade Negotiation Stalls

Australia Willing to Walk Away as EU Trade Negotiation Stalls
Exterior view taken on May 4, 2023 shows European flags fluttering in front of the European Central Bank in Frankfurt, Germany. Andre Pain/AFP via Getty Images
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The Australian government has expressed that it will stop pursuing a free trade agreement with the European Union (EU) if the deal is not in the country’s national interest.

This comes after Trade and Tourism Minister Don Farrell returned from his recent trip to Belgium to negotiate the trade deal.

Alfred Bui
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