"歐盟和新加坡簽訂自由貿易協定"

此歐洲經濟組織正試圖和其他亞洲國家簽訂協議。

歐盟和新加坡達成一項自由貿易協議。新加坡是緊接在日本之後，歐盟的第二大亞洲投資國，兩地區間的貿易去年價值740億歐元（970億美元）。協議尚未簽屬，但其為正式手續，將在明年稍早完成。

這項合約預計能幫助歐洲車廠進口車輛至新加坡，也給了這有27個會員國的經濟體能接觸亞洲城市－國家級的金融服務部門的機會。歐洲議會的英國成員卡莫負責協商事宜，他樂見這項協議，並說新加坡「是個巨大且在成長中的市場」，此外，也是東南亞的「關鍵貿易樞紐」。

儘管這項協議被英國首相卡麥隆形容為是「通往其他亞洲蓬勃經濟的門戶」，歐盟正試圖和其他亞洲夥伴簽下貿易協議。歐盟正和東南亞國家國協的成員國馬來西亞及越南對談中。歐盟過去也已和南韓簽訂貿易協議。

(Business) EU and Singapore Agree Free Trade Deal

The European bloc is trying to sign agreements with other Asian nations.

The European Union (EU) and Singapore have reached a deal on a free-trade agreement (FTA). Singapore is the second biggest Asian investor in the EU V it trails Japan V and trade between the two areas was worth 74 billion euros (US$97 billion) last year. The agreement has not yet been signed, but that is a formality and will be completed early next year.

The deal is expected to help EU carmakers export vehicles to Singapore and also give the 27-nation bloc access to the Asian city-states financial services sector. Syed Kamall, a British Member of the European Parliament, has been in charge of negotiations, and he welcomed the agreement, saying that Singapore is a massive and growing market and a key trade hub in Southeast Asia.

Despite the agreement being described by UK Prime Minister David Cameron as a gateway to other dynamic economies in Asia, the EU is trying to secure more FTAs with Asian partners. Talks are ongoing with other Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) members Malaysia and Vietnam. It also has an FTA with South Korea.

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