Press Release: Euromed ministers give new impetus to trade and investment relations

Trade Ministers from the European Union and the Mediterranean countries met on 2 July, 2008, to discuss the next steps towards the goal of a deep and comprehensive Euro-Mediterranean Free Trade Area by 2010. At the 7th Euromed Trade Ministerial Conference, Ministers agreed on how to strengthen Euromed trade and investment relations beyond 2010. The talks were co-chaired by EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson, who will also participate in the 'Med Business Days' on 3 July in Marseille. The meeting came a few days before Heads of State and Government meet in Paris to discuss the Barcelona Process: Union for the Mediterranean.

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European Commission: MEMO/08/472: EU-Mediterranean Trade http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/08/472&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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