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,
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh had bilateral meetings with senior officials from the European Union (EU) and the Australian Foreign Minister on the margin of AMM 48.
Vietnam is eager to bolster its defence cooperation with the European Union (EU) and the bloc’s member states, Deputy Defence Minister Nguyen Chi Vinh said on August 6.
Vietnam and the European Union (EU) have basically concluded negotiations on the bilateral free trade agreement (EVFTA), announced Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang on August 4.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung held talks with his UK counterpart David Cameron in Hanoi on July 29, focusing on a range of measures to beef up cooperative ties in various fields.
Senior officials from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
(ASEAN) and the European Union (EU) have gathered in Brussels for their
23rd Senior Officials' Meeting to review the two sides’ enhanced
partnership and discuss future direction.
President of the Cambodian National Assembly Heng Samrin has urged the
European Union (EU) to continue strengthening bilateral ties in fields,
particularly in trade.
The European Trade Policy and Investment Support Project (EU-MUTRAP),
which aims to enhance Vietnam’s international trade integration and
boost Vietnam-EU trade ties, recorded positive results, heard a seminar
in Hanoi on June 25.
Once the Vietnam-EU free trade agreement (FTA) is signed, Vietnam will
need to renovate its economic policies and institutions and be prepared
for agreement enforcement, noted Danish Ambassador to Vietnam John
Nielsen.
The progress on and quality of negotiations for an EU-Vietnam free trade
agreement (EVFTA) have been ensured, making the target for the
conclusion of the talks feasible, Minister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy
Hoang said following his working session with EU Commissioner for Trade
Cecilia Malmstrom in Brussels on June 23.
European Union (EU) foreign ministers have agreed that the union and the
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) need to work together to
move the relationship to a strategic level.
A workshop was held in Ho Chi Minh City on June 19 by the Vietnam
Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the EU Business Avenues, focusing
on potential opportunities for companies from the European Union to
invest in clean technology in Vietnam.
The free trade agreement being negotiated between Vietnam and the EU is
expected to encourage businesses to reform and update technology, an
important factor in promoting green growth in the country, according to
the deputy chairman of the HCM City People's Committee.
Tat Thanh
Cang, speaking at a briefing organised by EuroCham and its Green Growth
Sector on June 18 in HCM City, said that Vietnam should target green
growth to ensure sustainable development.
The door to the 28-member European
Union will open wider once the Vietnam-EU free trade agreement comes to
life, as long as Vietnamese seafood exporters ensure food hygiene and
safety, the Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam (Vietnam Economic Times)
reported.
The National Assembly of Bulgaria will urge the European Union (EU) to
early ratify the Vietnam–EU Framework Agreement on Comprehensive
Partnership and Cooperation and back the early signing of a Vietnam – EU
Free Trade Agreement, Speaker Tsetska Tsacheva told Prime Minister
Nguyen Tan Dung in Sofia, Bulgaria on June 5.
Vietnam’s seafood sector needs to work to meet strict food safety
requirements in the EU to penetrate the potential market more
substantially, asserted experts.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung had a meeting on June 3 in Lisbon with
President of the Portuguese Parliament Maria da Assunsao who affirmed
that the Portugal’s legislative body supports Vietnam in fostering
ties with the European Union.
The European Union (EU) has signed an agreement on the
implementation of the European Development Cooperation Strategy for
Cambodia for 2014-2020, providing 460 million USD in financial
assistance.
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