Media: European Commission President von der Leyen is expected to visit Australia in February to sign a trade agreement.

According to the Financial Times, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is expected to visit Australia in February to sign a trade agreement, but the report did not disclose the source of the information. However, the report points out that Brussels and Canberra are still negotiating on the issue of quotas for Australian farmers to export beef and lamb to the European Union. The report quotes insiders as saying that the EU has proposed market access quotas of around 24,000 tons of beef and 20,000 tons of lamb to Australia, while Australia's demand is about double this amount.