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                    [Title] => RP, EU sign 3.5-million euro grant agreement
                    [Summary] => Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo and Ambassador Johannes de Kok, head of the European Commission Delegation to the Philippines, exchanged yesterday the signed original agreement for the 3.5 million euros grant to fund the country’s Trade Related Technical Assistance program aimed at making trade an effective development and a poverty reduction tool.


The trade agreement between the Philippines and the European Community (EC) signals the implementation of the program that will enhance market access of Philippine products to the European Union (EU) market.
[DatePublished] => 2005-05-31 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804865 [AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 241504 [Title] => RP can learn some tips on tourism dev’t from Spain [Summary] => The Philippines will try to learn from Spain how to develop the country’s tourism industry, Trade and Industry Secretary Cesar V. Purisima, said yesterday.

Purisima was the guest of honor at the opening yesterday of the First Spanish Products and Services Expo at the SM Megatrade Hall.

In his speech, Purisima noted that Spain is one of the leading countries in terms of tourism from which the Philippines could learn from to develop itself as a prime tourist destination.
[DatePublished] => 2004-03-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805266 [AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 237569 [Title] => RP aims to become Asia’s health-tourism capital [Summary] => The Philippines is aiming to become a prime health-tourism destination for Europeans.

Trade and Industry Secretary Cesar V. Purisima said that he has broached recently to European Union (EU) Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy the possibility of accrediting Philippine hospitals under the European healthcare system. "EU member countries are experiencing a rise in the cost of healthcare with fewer young people contributing to the fund as against a rapidly aging population needing increased medical care," Purisima said.
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This was reported yesterday by Trade and Industry Secretary Cesar V. Purisima following his trip to Yogyakarta, Indonesia where he attended the informal ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) meeting.

Purisima said the ASEAN economic ministers were all in agreement that a multilateral trade approach is still the best way to address global trade issues.
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The local aquaculture products which will be affected by the import suspension are prawn, milkfish and tilapia.

The suspension is expected to take effect once it is approved by the 20 EU commissioners and published in the EU official journal this month.
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Ambassador Jan de Kok, head of delegation of the European Commission to the Philippines, said yesterday there are reports that the two countries vehemently opposed to the compromise agreement are trying to convince two other EU members to vote against the proposed solution.

The countries which are known to be strongly opposed to the compromise are Spain and Portugal.
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The Philippine position was conveyed recently to EU Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy by Trade and Industry Secretary Manuel Roxas II during the just-concluded consultation between Southeast Asian trade ministers and the EU at Luan Prabang, Laos.

Earlier, Southeast Asian ministers agreed to a joint measure with the European Union to boost trade between the two groups, possibly paving the way for a free trade pact in the future.
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Roxas said the signing of the special quota agreement has been scheduled during the ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) meeting in Cambodia.
[DatePublished] => 2003-03-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805266 [AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 193579 [Title] => RP nears tuna accord with EU [Summary] => Trade and Industry Secretary Manuel Roxas II said yesterday that the Philippines, Thailand and the European Union (EU) are set to reach an agreement on the two ASEAN countries’ request for more market access for their tuna shipments to the EU.

The Philippines and Thailand have been protesting the EU’s grant of duty-free tuna exports from their former African colonies.
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                    [Title] => RP, EU sign 3.5-million euro grant agreement
                    [Summary] => Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo and Ambassador Johannes de Kok, head of the European Commission Delegation to the Philippines, exchanged yesterday the signed original agreement for the 3.5 million euros grant to fund the country’s Trade Related Technical Assistance program aimed at making trade an effective development and a poverty reduction tool.


The trade agreement between the Philippines and the European Community (EC) signals the implementation of the program that will enhance market access of Philippine products to the European Union (EU) market.
[DatePublished] => 2005-05-31 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804865 [AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 241504 [Title] => RP can learn some tips on tourism dev’t from Spain [Summary] => The Philippines will try to learn from Spain how to develop the country’s tourism industry, Trade and Industry Secretary Cesar V. Purisima, said yesterday.

Purisima was the guest of honor at the opening yesterday of the First Spanish Products and Services Expo at the SM Megatrade Hall.

In his speech, Purisima noted that Spain is one of the leading countries in terms of tourism from which the Philippines could learn from to develop itself as a prime tourist destination.
[DatePublished] => 2004-03-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805266 [AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 237569 [Title] => RP aims to become Asia’s health-tourism capital [Summary] => The Philippines is aiming to become a prime health-tourism destination for Europeans.

Trade and Industry Secretary Cesar V. Purisima said that he has broached recently to European Union (EU) Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy the possibility of accrediting Philippine hospitals under the European healthcare system. "EU member countries are experiencing a rise in the cost of healthcare with fewer young people contributing to the fund as against a rapidly aging population needing increased medical care," Purisima said.
[DatePublished] => 2004-02-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805266 [AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 236728 [Title] => Asean bloc open to new WTO talks, says Purisima [Summary] => The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is willing to go back to the negotiating table and restart the stalled talks at the World Trade Organization (WTO) level.

This was reported yesterday by Trade and Industry Secretary Cesar V. Purisima following his trip to Yogyakarta, Indonesia where he attended the informal ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) meeting.

Purisima said the ASEAN economic ministers were all in agreement that a multilateral trade approach is still the best way to address global trade issues.
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The local aquaculture products which will be affected by the import suspension are prawn, milkfish and tilapia.

The suspension is expected to take effect once it is approved by the 20 EU commissioners and published in the EU official journal this month.
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Ambassador Jan de Kok, head of delegation of the European Commission to the Philippines, said yesterday there are reports that the two countries vehemently opposed to the compromise agreement are trying to convince two other EU members to vote against the proposed solution.

The countries which are known to be strongly opposed to the compromise are Spain and Portugal.
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The Philippine position was conveyed recently to EU Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy by Trade and Industry Secretary Manuel Roxas II during the just-concluded consultation between Southeast Asian trade ministers and the EU at Luan Prabang, Laos.

Earlier, Southeast Asian ministers agreed to a joint measure with the European Union to boost trade between the two groups, possibly paving the way for a free trade pact in the future.
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Roxas said the signing of the special quota agreement has been scheduled during the ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) meeting in Cambodia.
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The Philippines and Thailand have been protesting the EU’s grant of duty-free tuna exports from their former African colonies.
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