VOV.VN - The European Union (EU) is introducing stricter regulations on food safety and sustainability in order to reduce environmental impact and ensure product quality that are expected to significantly affect Vietnamese exporters to the Nordic market, warned the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam.

In 2024, Vietnam exported nearly US$51.7 billion worth of goods to the European Union, marking an 18.5% increase, equivalent to an additional US$8.08 billion compared to the previous year.

Although formal export methods are more complex and high costs compared to exporting via unofficial channels, experts recommends businesses to adopt this practice as it brings about greater benefits for them when penetrating big and choosy markets like the European Union (EU).

VOV.VN - Efforts to attract European investment are being stepped up, with expectations that high-quality capital flows from Europe will increasingly find their way into Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese experts and intellectuals in Belgium and Luxembourg’s contributions to Vietnam-EU cooperation in science, technology, and innovation were highlighted at a seminar recently held by the Vietnamese Embassy in Belgium and Luxembourg and the Vietnamese Delegation to the European Union (EU) in Brussels.

VOV.VN - The European Union has decided to increase pesticide residue checks at border gates for Vietnamese durian exported to the bloc to 20%, up 10% from the previous rate.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and the Netherlands' Sustainable Trade Initiative (IDH) organisation on December 17 co-organised the handover ceremony of the pilot results for the database system for forests and coffee-growing areas in compliance with the EUDR.

The EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) poses challenges for Vietnam's rubber industry, but it also opens doors to new opportunities.

VOV.VN - An annual Christmas market organised by the EU Alumni Network (EAN) is scheduled to take place on December 15 at the Embassy of Czech Republic in Hanoi.

Vietnam's rubber sector in general, and processing and export enterprises in particular have taken actions to comply with the EU’s Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) in order to avoid any impact on rubber exports to the EU market.