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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/asia/trade

EU and ASEAN look at feasibility of free-trade zone

Brussels, 29/04/2005 (Agence Europe) - Commissioner Peter Mandelson (Trade) announced on Friday in Singapore that the EU and the partner countries of ASEAN have decided to set up a joint working group (to be known as “Vision Group”) to look into the feasibility of a free-trade zone between both groups of countries. ASEAN is made up of ten members: Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore, Brunei, Burma/Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines. In a speech before the WEF Asia...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
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THE DAY IN POLITICS
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(EU) EP/FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: Gal Report considers structured European agency - NGOs say it must be autonomous
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(EU) EP/SYRIA: Abdullah Dardari, Minister of State for Planning Affairs, promises political and economic reform
(EU) EU/DRC: Solana and Michel launch EU police mission
(EU) EU/TOGO: Concern after elections
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(EU) EU/ASIA/TRADE: EU and ASEAN look at feasibility of free-trade zone
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(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: France and Spain agree on fruit and vegetable reforms
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(EU) EP/CHEMICALS: Supporting rapporteur Nassauer, EPP-ED group is calling for risk criterion to be brought into REACH legislation alongside volume
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