A debate session of the European Parliament

Also at its plenary session in Strasbourg, France, on Wednesday, the EP  approved the EU-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA) with 407 votes for, 188 votes against, and 53 abstentions.

On Tuesday, members of the European Parliament discussed the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement, focusing on a 36-page report presented by MP Geert Bourgeois. The report lists Vietnam as one of the EU’s strategic partners. The EU and Vietnam share many goals - boosting growth and employment, improving competitiveness, fighting poverty, and implementing sustainable development goals – and share a strong commitment to trade liberalization and law-based multilateral trade.