These outcomes provide much-needed clarity and confidence at a time when businesses, investors, and researchers are navigating increased global uncertainty, disrupted supply chains and rapid technological change. Together, they strengthen Australia’s links with one of its most important economic partners and expand opportunities for Australian firms across a wide range of sectors.<\/p>\n
The EU-Australia Free Trade Agreement will improve access to the world’s largest single market and removes long-standing barriers that have constrained trade and investment. Australian exporters, service providers and investors will benefit from greater certainty, more efficient regulatory settings and improved conditions to operate, compete and scale in Europe.<\/p>\n
The benefits extend across the economy. Industries spanning resources and critical minerals, clean energy, advanced manufacturing, agribusiness and food, financial and professional services, digital and technology services, healthcare and life sciences, education, transport and tourism are all well positioned to take advantage of improved market access, deeper commercial partnerships and stronger value-chain connections.<\/p>\n
The EU-Australia Security and Defence Partnership reflects the growing intersection between economic activity and national resilience. It supports closer collaboration in areas such as defence industry capability, advanced manufacturing, emerging technologies, cyber and supply-chain resilience – creating new opportunities for Australian businesses to partner with European counterparts in high-value strategic sectors.<\/p>\n
Fast-tracking negotiations for participation in Horizon Europe further strengthens this partnership by linking Australian industry, researchers and innovators into one of the world’s most significant research and innovation ecosystems. This collaboration will help drive new ideas from research through to commercial application and support the development of globally competitive industries.<\/p>\n
Together, these agreements support investment, innovation and job creation across Australia, including in regional communities where many opportunities in these critical sectors are based.<\/p>\n
Business and industry, institutional investors, universities and the research community urge the EU and Australia to swiftly ratify these agreements and expedite their implementation. Peak bodies will work with governments and partners on both sides to ensure these agreements translate into practical outcomes for businesses, workers and communities.<\/p>\n
The Joint statement was signed by:<\/p>\n
Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia<\/p>\n
Australian Banking Association<\/p>\n
Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry<\/p>\n
Australian Industry Group<\/p>\n
Australian institute of Company Directors<\/p>\n
Australian Retail Council<\/p>\n
Australian Services Roundtable<\/p>\n
Business Council of Australia<\/p>\n
European Australian Business Council<\/p>\n
Export Council of Australia<\/p>\n
Group of Eight Australia<\/p>\n
International Chamber of Commerce Australia<\/p>\n
Medicines Australia<\/p>\n
Minerals Council of Australia<\/p>\n
Property Council of Australia<\/p>\n
Screen Producers Australia<\/p>\n
Super Members Council<\/p>\n
Tourism and Transport Forum Australia<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"These outcomes provide much-needed clarity and confidence at a time when businesses, investors, and researchers are navigating increased…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":560417,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[64,63,44],"class_list":{"0":"post-560416","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-australia","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/560416","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=560416"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/560416\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/560417"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=560416"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=560416"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=560416"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}