Next Round of FTA Talks Between PHL, EU Set in October

The Philippines and the European Union are set to hold the next round of talks for a free trade agreement (FTA) in October following last week's negotiations.

- By Louella Desiderio

Trade Undersecretary Allan Gepty said in a Viber message that the Philippines and the EU had a successful round of negotiations in Brussels, Belgium last week.

"Good progress has been made in the text-based negotiations," Gepty said.

"Our fourth round of negotiations will be in October in Manila, but we have agreed to take advantage of intersessional sessions to help fast-track the negotiations," he said.

Since the FTA negotiations resumed in October last year, the Philippines and the EU have conducted three rounds of talks.