As the US moves forward imposing unjustified tariffs on all countries, the rest of the world looks at each other to offset the blow from US tariffs impacting their exports. The EU’s reaction has been to accelerate the agenda of concluding trade agreements with as many countries as possible, but will this lead to enhancing the economic, social and environmental sustainability of the EU’s supply chain?

The Fair Trade Advocacy Office argues that if the EU wants to adjust to the US trade wars in a way that brings back global stability, it must adopt a trade strategy that puts fairness and cooperation with partner countries at its core. 

This briefing explores how the EU can respond to global instability not by deepening old patterns, but by pioneering a new model of fair trade that empowers partner countries, curbs harmful overproduction and overconsumption, and places human rights and the environment at the heart of global commerce.

Read the full briefing here.