PH and EU Hold First Joint Committee Meeting

Foreign Affairs Undersecretary for Policy Enrique A. Manalo (left) and European External Action Service (EEAS) Managing Director for Asia Pacific Gunnar Wiegand (right) head their respective delegations to the First PH-EU Joint Committee Meeting under the Philippines-EU Partnership and Cooperation Agreement held on 28 January 2020 in Brussels, Belgium.

The two sides held detailed discussions on various issues involving PH-EU relations, including activities in certain areas of cooperation.

The Philippine delegation consisted of various agencies including the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), Department of Finance (DOF), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Department of Agriculture (DA), Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP), Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA), and the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA).

The EU side involved representatives of the European External Action Service (EEAS) and various arms of the European Commission with observers from EU member-states.