From European Union Ambassador to the Philippines Luc Veron’s #MeriendaNiLuc series, European Commission (EC) President Ursula von der Leyen got a taste of Filipino sweet Choc Nut. (From left) European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Union to the Philippines Ambassador Luc...
The Philippines and the European Union (EU) are expected to soon start the "scoping process" of the extent of their free trade agreement (FTA) as the two sides agreed on Monday to resume negotiations on the said deal. According to EU, Manila and the 27-member regional bloc "will shortly kick off"...
The European Union (EU) is planning to bring solutions to the Philippines’ perennial problem of slow and unreliable internet connection by launching a “digital economy package” to bring “fast and reliable connectivity.” (From left) European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and...
Underscoring the need for a free and open Indo-Pacific region, the president of the European Commission (EC) expressed the European Union’s (EU) intention to step up its maritime cooperation with the Philippines amid security threats in the South China Sea. (From left) European Commission...
The 27-member European Union (EU) will support the Philippines' fight against climate change by contributing about half-a-billion-euros in initiatives that will provide its beneficiaries, including the Philippine government the expertise and access to its technologies. The regional bloc's move was...
The Philippines and the European Union (EU) will resume talks on the Free Trade Agreement (FTA)—a deal seen to bolster economic ties between the two sides—as EU chief Ursula von der Leyen made an historic visit to the country to "accelerate" areas of cooperation between Manila and the...
Foreign agencies and embassies announced humanitarian aid through monetary and food packs to communities affected by Super Typhoon “Egay“ (international name Doksuri) which battered Northern Luzon after it made landfall early last week. Super Typhoon "Egay" triggers a landslide in Baguio City....
The visit of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to Manila next week will tackle trade, investment, green economy, digitalization, and security, among others, that aim to bolster the commission’s decades-long relationship with the Philippines. European Commission chief Ursula von...
The president of the European Commission, a body that shapes the European Union's (EU's) overall strategy, is set to visit the Philippines next week, as the regional bloc promotes its strategic ties with the countries in the Indo-Pacific. EU chief Ursula von der Leyen will be in the country from...
Filipinos may have grown up hearing “manong (seller)” shout taho, or silky tofu with sugar, every morning, but this is something new to try for European Union (EU) Ambassador to the Philippines Luc Veron who decided the taho was the perfect celebratory snack for the Filipinas’ first goal in...
European Union Ambassador to the Philippines Luc Veron continues his #MeriendaNiLuc series by sampling beloved Bulacan cookies and sweets. (Photo from EU Amb. Luc Veron via Twitter) In a Twitter post, the envoy shared about receiving Minasa cookies, which is made from arrow root, cassava flour,...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday, July 16, expressed his support to the proposed renewal of the Philippines’ participation in the Generalized Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+). Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian (Senate PRIB...
