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In a press briefing in Malacañan Palace, Pascual said he is scheduled to fly out to Brussels, Belgium toward the end of June to follow up on the negotiations on the EU’s Generalized Scheme of Preferences Plus and also the Free Trade Agreement with the EU.
“So, that was also mentioned to me when parliamentarians from the EU visited my office. That’s why I said, so we need to start negotiating a Free Trade Agreement. So, that is the talk and we will see,” Pascual said. Vince Lopez According to Pascual, the Philippines has the support from European businesses that are operating in the Philippines and from some members of EU’s parliament.
Speaking during the EU-ABC Annual General Meeting Gala Dinner in Makati City, Mr. Marcos said he believes the timing and conditions are now ripe for both sides to solidify their long-standing and historically beneficial trade relations through a bilateral Philippine-EU FTA.
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