Five things to know about Indonesia-EU trade agreement By Eric BERNAUDEAU, Marchio GORBIANO Jakarta (AFP) Sept 22, 2025 Indonesia and the European Union will sign a trade agreement on Tuesday after nearly a decade of negotiations as they seek to mitigate the effects of US President Donald Trump's tariff policy. The agreement, to be signed on the resort island of Bali, will bring resource-rich Indonesia and the 27-member European bloc into closer economic ties.