PH, EU on ‘clear path’ to free trade agreement. How close is a deal, really?

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen declares that the EU and the Philippines have 'just agreed' on a free trade deal that could eventually make nearly all bilateral goods trade tariff-free, with signing targeted for 2027
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