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Trade liberalisation for environmental goods and services has become the key to Vietnam's bilateral and multilateral negotiations, and international cooperation.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh has asked Vice President of the European Commission (EC) Valdis Dombrovskis to help accelerate the signing of the EU- Vietnam free trade agreement.

The Ministry of Health held a workshop on the implementation of the second phase of European Union-funded Vietnam Health Sector Policy Support Programme (HSPSP-2) in Hanoi on September 18.

The European Union (EU) pledges to strengthen and elevate its dialogue relations with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to a greater height.

Swiss Vice President and head of the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research Johann Niklaus Schneider-Ammann affirmed that Switzerland considers Vietnam an important partner.

Deputy PM Vu Van Ninh had a meeting in Brussels on September 17 with EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malstrom to discuss major issues of Vietnam-EU trade, investment collaboration and bilateral ties.

Vietnam and the European Union (EU) shared experiences in coping with climate change at a training workshop which opened in central Da Nang city on September 14.

A book guiding the organisation and operation of the distribution system in the European Union (EU) was introduced to a seminar in Ho Chi Minh City on September 10.

A workshop on building an ASEAN socio-cultural community based on the European Union (EU)’s experiences was conveyed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Delegation of the EU in Hanoi.

National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung had a meeting with Chairman of the European Parliament (EP)’s International Trade Committee Bernd Lange in Hanoi on August 25.

Trade between Vietnam and France will benefit from the Vietnam-EU Free Trade Agreement (VEFTA) thanks to market opening and cuts in almost all taxes.

ASEAN held a series of policy dialogues with the European Union (EU) on the Support to Higher Education in ASEAN Region programme (SHARE) in Jakarta on August 24-25.

The fourth ASEAN-EU Business Summit was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on August 23, bringing together over 250 business leaders, policy makers and scholars from the two sides.

NA Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung hosted a reception on August 19 for Ambassador and Head of the EU Delegation to Vietnam Franz Jessen who came to say goodbye at the end of his tenure in the country.

The first camp for Vietnamese youth and students in Europe (SiviTa Europa) was held in Berlin, Germany from August 14-16.

The signing of a free trade agreement (FTA) between the European Union and Vietnam will bring significant long-term macro-economic benefits for Vietnam, Fitch Ratings said.

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Substantial room remains for increased collaboration between Vietnam and the European Union (EU), Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong said.

The Vietnam-EU FTA was finalised earlier this month, yet textiles remain a sticking point as EU negotiators fear China will use Vietnam as a backdoor for cheap textile imports into the EU.

After the Free Trade Agreement between EU and Vietnam (EVFTA) comes into effect, the EU will eliminate 85.6 percent of tariff lines which account for 70.3 percent of Vietnamese export value to the EU,