The EVFTA includes 17 chapters, two protocols and a number of accompanying memorandums of understandings on trade in goods and services, investment, trade remedies, competition, state-owned enterprises, government procurement and intellectual property.
Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh on Friday encouraged enterprises from Viet Nam and Poland to prepare investment plans in fields of mutual interests, such as the environment, agriculture, and food processing.
Viet Nam and the EU last week reached important agreements during their
fifth round of negotiations on the Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA)
on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade.
European investors are eyeing further investments in Viet Nam, the
Ambassador and head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to the
country, Bruno Angelet said.
Trade and investment between Viet Nam and France will benefit from the
Viet Nam-EU Free Trade Agreement (VEFTA), thanks to the market that will
open up and the cuts in most taxes, according to Nguyen Canh Cuong,
Trade Consellor at the Vietnamese Embassy...
Once the Viet Nam-EU free trade agreement (FTA) is signed, Viet Nam will
need to renovate its economic policies and institutions and be prepared
for agreement enforcement, said Danish Ambassador to Vietnam John
Nielsen yesterday .
The free trade agreement being negotiated between Viet Nam and the EU is
expected to encourage businesses to reform and technology, an
important factor in promoting green growth in the country, according to
the deputy chairman of the HCM City People''s Committee.
Vietnamese companies were urged to carefully study the European Union
(EU)''s requirements for imports to maximise opportunities arising from
Viet Nam''s impending free trade agreement (FTA) with the trade bloc.