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Scotch Whisky to benefit from EU-Sth Korea trade deal

The European Parliament has endorsed the free trade agreement (FTA) between the European Union and South Korea in a deal that is expected to more than double bilateral trade in the next 20 years.  Import duties will be eliminated on 98 % of all products and other non- tariff barriers will be removed over the next five years. David Martin, Scotland’s senior Member of the European Parliament (MEP), said: ‘I have been working extremely hard behind the scenes and directly in the European Parliament’s International Trade Committee to ensure that Scotch Whisky will benefit from this deal’. Continued...

David meeting with Korean Ambassador

 

EU-Sth Korea FTA discussionsDavid recently met with the Korean Ambassador in Edinburgh (left), and (right) took part in the European Institute for Asian Studies (EIAS) Policy Dialogue the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the EU and the Republic of Korea.