The article examines how bilateral trade agreements influence the European Union's trade policy. Different interest groups like food producers and unions have a big impact on decisions made in the World Trade Organization. The conflicts between the US and EU in the WTO are often about agriculture. The researchers used both numbers and descriptions to study this. It's important to understand the choices between free trade and protectionism in trade policy. Even though the WTO is good for free trade, countries are making more bilateral and multilateral trade agreements.