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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8250

8 July 2002
Contents Publication in full By article 11 / 54
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/singapore
Romano Prodi does not foresee conclusion of free trade agreement before end of Doha round

Singapore, 08/07/2002 (Agence Europe) - The official visit to Singapore by European Commission President Romano Prodi last weekend (see EUROPE of 6 July, p.8) provided an opportunity for the Prime Minister of the island state, Goh Chok Tong, to urge in favour of concluding a free trade agreement between the parties. Saying he understood the strategic, economic and political interest of such an agreement for Singapore, Mr Prodi nonetheless considered the proposal premature, and said it was...

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