Trade with the 65 preferential partners covered in the report increased by 3.4% in 2019, while the EU`s total external trade increased by 2.5%. The EU`s trade agreements with Canada and Japan have particularly boosted trade by almost 25% and 6% respectively since their entry into force. Factsheets, Vietnamese trade in your city, texts of agreements, stories of exporters Currently, the EU has the largest trade network in the world with 45 trade agreements applied in 77 partner countries. The 4th Annual Report, which covers the period from 1 January to 31 December 2019, includes 36 important preferential trade agreements concluded in 2019 with 65 different partners. The EU has concluded trade agreements with these countries/regions, but both sides are negotiating an update. In some circumstances, trade negotiations with a trading partner have been concluded, but they have not yet been signed or ratified. The preface (other languages), published in November 2020 by Sabine Weyand, Director-General of DG Trade, provides an overview of the successes achieved in 2019 and the ongoing work for the EU`s 36 main preferential trade agreements. . . .