EU, Malaysia Relaunch FTA Talks

The EU and Malaysia announced the relaunch of negotiations on an EU-Malaysia free trade agreement, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in a statement. The commission president said the deal will look to broaden the almost $47 billion trading relationship between the two entities, "especially for industrial products." The deal also will look to strengthen the partnership on "labour rights and climate and environmental protection," the statement said.