European Union strikes a new free trade deal with the Philippines
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union and the Philippines announced a new free trade deal on Tuesday in the latest bilateral agreement struck by Brussels as it seeks to diversify its economy as tensions persist with traditional trading partners including China, Russia and the United States. The EU’s top trade negotiator, Maroš Šefčovič, said that...
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