PHL Urged to Push Stronger Defense Deal During Talks with EU - BusinessWorld Online

PHL urged to push stronger defense deal during talks with EU - BusinessWorld Online

By Adrian H. Halili, Reporter THE PHILIPPINE government should use the upcoming visit of the European Union’s (EU) top diplomat to push for an official security agreement between the country and the EU, analysts said. “Aside from the joint patrols that are being undertaken alongside our troops by some EU member states, we may also explore possibilities of forging a security agreement with the EU,” said Josue Raphael J. Cortez, a diplomacy lectur…

The EU and UAE negotiate a free trade agreement

The European Union (EU) and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have officially commenced negotiations for a bilateral free trade agreement. This initiative holds the potential to establish the first comprehensive EU trade deal in the Gulf region. On 10 April, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, reached an agreement to initiate these negotiations. Subsequently, …