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RP, EU start negotiations on cooperation framework.

BusinessWorld (Philippines)

| February 10, 2009 | COPYRIGHT 1999 Business World Publishing Corporation. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Emilia Narni J. David

THE PHILIPPINES and the European Union (EU) yesterday started talks in Manila for a general framework on bilateral cooperation that is requisite for a free trade agreement (FTA).

The talks, which could take as long as two years to complete, based on similar deals completed earlier with some Southeast Asian neighbors, will dwell on a wide variety of issues - from peace, security and human rights, to protection of intellectual property and workers rights.

Such wide-ranging general framework is the reason free trade deals with the EU are deemed more difficult to achieve than with other markets.

James Moran, director for …

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