The free trade deal will scrap most tariffs between the regions. The European Union (EU) and Indonesia on Tuesday reached an agreement on a free trade pact after more than nine years of negotiations. EU Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic and Indonesian Economic Affairs Minister Airlangga Hartarto signed the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) and an Investment Protection Agreement in Bali. How Trump's tariffs hastened agreementThe talks, launched in 2016, had been stalled by issues over palm oil and deforestation rules. CEPA is the third trade deal for Brussels with Southeast Asian countries, after those with Singapore and Vietnam.