Joint read-out from the meeting between President von der Leyen and Prime Minister Luxon

European Commission - Press release Joint read-out from the meeting between President von der Leyen and Prime Minister Luxon Brussels, 23 June 2025 President von der Leyen met with Prime Minister Christopher Luxon today in Brussels. Their discussions focused on the warm and deepening partnership between the EU and New Zealand. This relationship has delivered concrete results in recent years, most notably the EU–New Zealand Free Trade Agreement, which marked its one-year anniversary in May. Both leaders reaffirmed their shared commitment to rules-based free trade and to modernising the multilateral trading system so it better reflects today's economic realities. They also discussed the potential for closer cooperation between the EU and the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). Both leaders agreed to continue to support the launch of a dialogue between the EU and CPTPP as soon as possible. Both leaders underlined the importance of secure and resilient supply chains, particularly for critical raw materials and encouraged closer collaboration on innovative technologies to address this shared challenge. They also discussed tech and innovation. New Zealand's entry into Horizon Europe, as the first nonneighbour country to join, has already produced strong outcomes, with high levels of participation and success. Both leaders welcomed future cooperation on digital technologies, including through work on the Digital Identity and...