Pacific EU Trade

Funded by the European Union, the PRISE Programme supports Pacific Island States by increasing their capacity to access and benefit from international markets.

[European Commission @EU_Commission]

Europe has the talent, infrastructure and industrial capacity to build advanced AI systems.

We've chosen the EUROPA consortium to build an open-source frontier AI model in all 24 official EU languages↓

[Pacific Islands Forum @ForumSEC]

Legal metrology inspectors from Papua New Guinea and Tonga successfully completed a two-week attachment training programme held from 11–22 May 2026 in Auckland under the Pacific Islands Forum Pacific Quality Infrastructure (PQI) Initiative.

Delivered through Trading Standards New Zealand (TSNZ), the programme focused on the verification of weighing scales and fuel meters, which is essential for fair trade, consumer protection, and accurate everyday transactions.

The training also highlighted the growing contribution of women to metrology and quality infrastructure across the Pacific. Both participating inspectors were women, representing Papua New Guinea and Tonga.

The PQI Initiative was established to strengthen the quality of products and services made in the Pacific, consumed locally, and exported to international markets by improving access to quality infrastructure services.

It applies a strategic, demand-driven, and participatory approach to address Forum Members’ priority quality infrastructure needs. The initiative is guided by international best practices, including the requirements of the WTO Technical Barriers to Trade Agreement.

The PQI Initiative is a key intervention area under the Pacific Aid-for-Trade Strategy 2026–2030 (PAfTS) and supports implementation of the 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent.

#OneBluePacific #Regionalism #PacificTrade

[OPOC @PacOceanComm]

200 students. 15 schools. One shared mission.
The 3rd Veivueti Ocean Conference—proudly endorsed by the UN Ocean Decade—is here
Young #ocean champions from across our communities come together to learn, connect, and take action for the lifeblood of our islands and our future.

[Pacific Islands Forum @ForumSEC]

Senior officials convened at the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat today for the Forum Trade Officials Meeting.

The meeting was chaired by the Solomon Islands High Commissioner to Fiji, His Excellency Joseph Ma’ahanua.

“In this environment, regional cooperation becomes not only desirable but essential. The collective strength of the Blue Pacific lies in our ability to work together, coordinate our responses, and advance common interests in a rapidly changing world. This requires us to remain forward-looking, strategic, and united in our approach to both regional and international trade issues,” said H.E Ma’ahanua.

More: https://t.co/kdThHg1kkx

#OneBluePacific #Regionalism #PacificTrade

[EU in the Pacific 🇪🇺 @EUPasifika]

Amb Plinkert accompanying @EU_Partnerships Director Peteris Ustubs on mission to Solomon Islands this week, met the Deputy Prime Minister Francis Sade today to reconfirm strong EU-#Solomon #partnership, which we look forward to strengthening further with future engagement
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[EU in the Pacific 🇪🇺 @EUPasifika]

EU Chargé d’Affaires Nereo García spoke at the #Pacific ACP #Trade Officials Meeting - the EU remains a #predictable and #reliable partner, committed to rules-based, fair, and open trading system, incl. through the interim Economic Partnership Agreement (iEPA).

Photo: @ForumSEC

[EU in the Pacific 🇪🇺 @EUPasifika]

Insightful joint #TeamEurope meeting today with the @ForumSEC Deputy Secretary General Esala Nayasi on the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) new #Partnership mechanism and preparations for the PIFLM in Palau.
The 🇪🇺European Union remains a trusted long-term partner for the Pacific!💙🌏

[EU in the Pacific 🇪🇺 @EUPasifika]

Exciting news for #Pacific businesses!
The Sustainable Pacific Blue Circle Fund was launched today in Suva! 🙌
This €8.8M EU-funded initiative will empower MSMEs in 🇫🇯Fiji, 🇼🇸Samoa, 🇸🇧Solomon Islands, 🇻🇺Vanuatu & 🇵🇬PNG, boost blue & green economies and #climate resilience 💪🏻

[European Commission @EU_Commission]

40 years since the EU flag was raised in front of our headquarters in Brussels for the very first time.

Twelve stars.
A single market.

Four decades of standing together for unity, solidarity, and diversity.

The symbol that fosters Europeans’ sense of community. 🇪🇺

[Pacific Islands Forum @ForumSEC]

The Pacific Islands Forum is pleased to announce that the Pacific Aid for Trade Strategy 2026–2030 (PAfTS) is now available online: https://t.co/2nVifb6WHG

The PAfTS provides a regional framework to support Forum Member countries in building the capacity needed to benefit from global trade opportunities. It helps articulate what regionalism means in the context of trade development and guides the Secretariat’s technical assistance to Members.

Endorsed by Forum Trade Ministers in 2025, the Strategy builds on the previous PAfTS to ensure that key regional trade priorities are addressed, that regional initiatives are Forum Member-driven, and that donor and implementation partners coordinate effectively and avoid duplication.

The PAfTS 2026–2030 focuses on key intervention areas, including quality infrastructure, electronic commerce, trade facilitation, services, trade policies and trade agreements, comprehensive connectivity, and priority value chains such as kava and apiculture, with trade and environment integrated across these areas.

#OneBluePacific #forumtrade #PIF

[EU in the Pacific 🇪🇺 @EUPasifika]

🇪🇺 Ambassador Barbara Plinkert was honoured to attend the launch of the "Pacific Climate Justice and Sea Level Rise Week" in Suva today, confirming the EU's commitment to addressing #climatechange related issues together with partners in the #Pacific 💪🏻🌏

[Pacific Islands Forum @ForumSEC]

The 65th Meeting of the Council of Regional Organisations of the Pacific (CROP) convened virtually today, bringing together Heads of Pacific regional agencies to discuss key regional priorities and emerging challenges facing the Blue Pacific.

Discussions focused on coordinated regional responses to the Middle East crisis, updates on the Review of the Regional Architecture (RRA), CROP harmonisation efforts, preparations for COP31, and strengthened regional coordination across the Pacific system.

CROP Heads also considered the draft 2050 Regional Collective Annual Report, which tracks regional progress towards implementation of the 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent.

#BluePacific #2050Strategy #PacificRegionalism #CROP

[EU in the Pacific 🇪🇺 @EUPasifika]

"Science matters. It matters in medicine. It matters in chemistry. It matters in physics, and it certainly matters for climate change. And transitioning away from fossil fuels is a very tangible way to follow science."
Opening remarks of 🇪🇺 Commissioner Hoekstra in Santa Marta👇

[Pacific EU Trade @PacificEUTrade]

Following a week of in‑country consultations and a national stakeholder workshop in Tarawa in early May, meaningful steps have been taken toward Kiribati's potential accession to the EU–Pacific iEPA.

The workshop brought together government agencies, regional partners and technical experts to review findings, discuss opportunities, and help shape Kiribati’s next steps on trade, development and market access.

This progress is made possible through @EUPasifika support via the #SPIRITProject, implemented by @ForumSEC, strengthening Pacific countries’ capacity to engage in trade and regional integration.
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#Kiribati #onebluepacific #SPIRITproject #iEPA

[EU in the Pacific 🇪🇺 @EUPasifika]

✨ Marking Europe Day 2026 with partners and friends from across the Pacific tonight in Suva.

Celebrating unity and the enduring partnership between the 🇪🇺 and the Pacific.

Thank you to everyone who joined us 💙💛

Read more: https://t.co/6VAHdcy1fv

[Alex Taylor @AlexTaylorNews]

"It's my strong, personal view that the international world order will be rebuilt. It will be rebuilt out of Europe so I'm very appreciative of the symbolism of this invitation"

Canadian PM Mark Carney, today in Armenia
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[Pacific Islands Forum @ForumSEC]

Our 2050 Regional Convening continues as we focus on turning ideas into action.

We explore the 'MANY HANDS Implementation pathways', MEL systems, and Regional Collective Actions — taking real world examples from member countries and what they practice on the national level.

Today, we welcome Day 3 - An energising day of collaboration, and forward-thinking for stronger regional impact.

#OneBluePacific #IumiTugeda

[Pacific Islands Forum @ForumSEC]

The Private Sector team at the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) undertook in-country consultations in the Cook Islands on the development of the Pacific Regional Private Sector Strategy Implementation Plan (IP), a deliverable of the Pacific Roadmap for Economic Development under the 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent.

The consultations brought together national stakeholders including government agencies, private sector and industry bodies, civil society, and development partners to identify gaps and opportunities that would inform the Implementation Plan, ensuring it is grounded in national realities while strengthening ownership and alignment.

The team also visited businesses alongside the Cook Islands Chamber of Commerce and Business Link Pacific, gathering practical, on-the-ground insights into the challenges and opportunities facing the private sector.

Insights from in-country consultations will be combined with broader regional engagements to shape Regional Collective Actions that advance private sector development and strengthen support for micro, small, and medium enterprises across the region. The Implementation Plan will then be submitted for consideration and endorsement at the 2026 Forum Economic Ministers Meeting.

A copy of the endorsed Pacific Regional Private Sector Strategy can be found at https://t.co/DLMZCfRkGN

[EU in the Pacific 🇪🇺 @EUPasifika]

Ambassador Plinkert was honoured to join the ceremony marking the beginning of Fiji's first sector-specific assessment of #LossAndDamage in agriculture - a significant milestone in 🇩🇰 Denmark's support to #ClimateAction in 🇫🇯 Fiji
#TeamEurope
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[EU in the Pacific 🇪🇺 @EUPasifika]

Pacific well represented by 🇻🇺 Vanuatu in the @ESIWA_EU peer-to-peer seminar on critical maritime infrastructure taking place in Rome this week! 💪🏻🌍🌏
#TeamEurope
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