European Union ndi Philippines zalengeza kuti zikukonzekera kuyambiranso zokambirana za mgwirizano wamalonda waulere, malinga ndi zomwe bungwe la European Commission linanena pa July 31, 2023. Pacific Partners.
Malinga ndi mawu ophatikizana, EU ndi Philippines ziyamba "njira yowunikira" kuti awone ngati ali ndi masomphenya amodzi a FTA yonse. Ngati zikuyenda bwino, komanso kukambirana ndi mayiko omwe ali mamembala a EU, zokambirana zitha kuyambiranso zitayimitsidwa kuyambira 2017.
"Dziko la Philippines ndilofunika kwambiri kwa ife m'chigawo cha Indo-Pacific, ndipo poyambitsa ndondomekoyi, tikukonza njira yopititsira mgwirizano wathu pamlingo wina," adatero Purezidenti wa European Commission. Ursula von der Leyen.
Akatswiri ati kusunthaku kukugwirizana ndi njira ya EU ya 2021 Indo-Pacific Strategy ndikukula kwambiri pakukulitsa ubale wamalonda ku Southeast Asia, komwe kuli malo azachuma omwe akukula mwachangu. Izi zikutsatira kuyambiranso kwaposachedwa kwa zokambirana za FTA pakati pa EU ndi Thailand chaka chino.
Malinga ndi deta ya 2021, malonda a EU-Philippines pa katundu adakwana € 18.4 biliyoni, pamene malonda a ntchito afika 4.7 biliyoni. EU ili pa nambala 4 pa 7 pazamalonda wamkulu ku Philippines, ndipo Philippines inali ya nambala XNUMX pakuchita nawo malonda a EU m'chigawo cha ASEAN.
FTA yomwe ikufunsidwayo ingaphatikizepo kuchepetsa zotchinga zamalonda, njira zowongoleredwa za kasitomu, kuteteza katundu wanzeru, njira zachitukuko chokhazikika, komanso kudzipereka kwanyengo.
Pokhala ndi nkhokwe zambiri za mchere wofunikira, pamodzi ndi mabizinesi opangira mphamvu zongowonjezwdwa, akatswiri akuti Philippines imapereka mwayi kwamakampani a EU ndi njira zokhazikika ngati gawo la kusintha kobiriwira.
Ngakhale zopinga zidakalipo, kuyambitsanso zokambirana za FTA za EU-Philippines zikuwonetsa chikhumbo chofuna kuphatikizana pakati pazachuma komanso kulumikizana mwanzeru pakati pa mabwenzi anthawi yayitali.
