Press Release: EU-South Korea free trade agreement concluded

The Council of the European Union adopted on 1 October 2015 a free trade agreement between the European Union and South Korea, following its ratification by all member states.

The agreement provides a progressive liberalisation of trade in goods and services and became the EU's first trade deal with an Asian country.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Competitiveness Council, 01 October 2015 http://www.europeansources.info/record/competitiveness-council-1-october-2015/

European Commission: DG Trade: South Korea http://ec.europa.eu/trade/policy/countries-and-regions/countries/south-korea/

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