{"id":148106,"date":"2018-01-22T21:49:53","date_gmt":"2018-01-23T02:49:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=148106"},"modified":"2018-01-22T21:49:53","modified_gmt":"2018-01-23T02:49:53","slug":"senate-concurrence-of-ph-eu-pca-a-milestone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/01\/22\/senate-concurrence-of-ph-eu-pca-a-milestone\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate concurrence of PH-EU PCA a \u2018milestone\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_103648\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-103648\" style=\"width: 1125px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Drug-killings...European-Union\u2019s-envoy-to-Manila-Franz-Jessen_Delegation-of-the-European-Union-to-the-Philippines.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-103648\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Drug-killings...European-Union\u2019s-envoy-to-Manila-Franz-Jessen_Delegation-of-the-European-Union-to-the-Philippines.jpg\" alt=\"FILE: European Union\u2019s envoy to Manila Franz Jessen. (Photo: Delegation of the European Union to the Philippines)\" width=\"1125\" height=\"850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Drug-killings...European-Union\u2019s-envoy-to-Manila-Franz-Jessen_Delegation-of-the-European-Union-to-the-Philippines.jpg 1125w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Drug-killings...European-Union\u2019s-envoy-to-Manila-Franz-Jessen_Delegation-of-the-European-Union-to-the-Philippines-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Drug-killings...European-Union\u2019s-envoy-to-Manila-Franz-Jessen_Delegation-of-the-European-Union-to-the-Philippines-768x580.jpg 768w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Drug-killings...European-Union\u2019s-envoy-to-Manila-Franz-Jessen_Delegation-of-the-European-Union-to-the-Philippines-1024x774.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1125px) 100vw, 1125px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-103648\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FILE: European Union\u2019s envoy to Manila Franz Jessen. (Photo: Delegation of the European Union to the Philippines)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>MANILA<\/strong> \u2014 European Union (EU) Ambassador Franz Jessen on Monday said the concurrence of the Senate to the ratification of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) is a &#8220;major milestone&#8221; and a big step forward in the EU-Philippines relationship.<\/p>\n<p>The PCA will serve as a general framework to allow better collaboration between the EU and the Philippines in a number of crucial areas including political, economic, and development issues.<\/p>\n<p>The Philippines and the EU established diplomatic relations in 1964. EU remains to be a robust partner of the Philippines.Now that the Senate has concurred to the ratification, the next challenge is to get the framework effectively operational, Jessen said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;From the EU side, we will do everything to keep the relationship with the Philippines robust, dynamic and positive,&#8221; he assured.<\/p>\n<p>Mostly contributed to Philippines being a beneficiary of the EU-Generalized Scheme of Preference Plus (GSP+), preliminary figures show that the EU is the country&#8217;s second largest export partner, with exports in the first 9 months reaching USD7.1 billion.<\/p>\n<p>This includes a strong increase in the agri-food sectors.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, foreign direct investments (FDIs) from the 28 EU member states represent the largest FDIs in the country, supporting over 500,000 jobs. 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