Australian PM Albanese says he’s “up for a deal” with Europe on free trade

Australian Prime Minister Albanese responded to questions from media, the Australian Financial Review (gated) , on Saturday.

• will attend Pope Leo XIV’s inauguration mass in Rome
• will meet with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on the sidelines
• will renew leader-level discussions for an Australia-European free trade deal
• Australia would not strike a deal with the EU “at any price”
• but,
  “We’re up for a deal that’s in Australia’s national interest”
• Albanese pointed to the Australia-UK free trade deal as a template for a good deal

Negotiations for a free trade agreement with Europe stalled in 2023.

This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at www.forexlive.com.