Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Fred Pascual met with representatives from the European Parliament Subcommittee on Human Rights on 22 February 2023, where he emphasized the importance of the GSP+ to further strengthen the economic relations between the European Union (EU) and the Philippines.
During the meeting, he also conveyed the Philippines’ long-term interest to resume the PH-EU FTA negotiations to provide a more stable and predictable business environment for PH and EU stakeholders.
The meeting is part of the Department’s sustained engagement with the Members of the European Parliament to demonstrate our openness for deeper and meaningful PH-EU engagement and dialogue.
Also present during the meeting were DTI Industry Development and Trade Policy Group Assistant Secretary Allan B. Gepty, DTI Bureau of International Trade Relations Director Angelo Salvador M. Benedictos, representatives from the European parliament namely, Isabel Wiseler-Lima from the Group of the European People’s Party, Karsten Lucke from the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists & Democrats, Hannah Neumann from The Greens and the European Free Alliance, Ryszard Czarnecki from the European Conservatives and Reformists Group, and Miguel Urban Crespo from The Left.
