EU eyes Vietnam trade deals despite human rights concerns


  • Vietnam
  • Wednesday, 12 Feb 2020

Glasses of Heineken beer are seen at a restaurant in Hanoi, Vietnam. European lawmakers are set to approve free trade and investment deals between the EU and Vietnam that will eliminate almost all tariffs over the next ten years, despite concerns about the human rights situation in the country. - Reuters

BRUSSELS/HANOI: European lawmakers are set to approve free trade and investment deals between the EU and Vietnam that will eliminate almost all tariffs over the next ten years, despite concerns about the human rights situation in the country.

After an influential Parliament trade committee recommended last month that the agreements should be adopted, lawmakers will cast their votes Wednesday in Strasbourg, France, during a plenary session.

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