Press conference on Thailand-EU FTA: Partnership for Growth

Total clippings: 12 (2 TV, 5 print, and 5 online)

Key messages covered

Roft-Dieter Daniel, president of the European ASEAN Business Center, the quasi European

Chamber of Commerce, announced the strong support for the Thailand - EU Free Trade

Agreement (FTA) process.

The benefits of the FTA include both direct economic gains as well as a range of significant

social and developmental benefits that will help create a virtuous cycle of growth that in turn

will advance Thailand to a higher level of national prosperity. The EABC encouraged both

parties in the negotiations to move forward without delay in order to maximize Thailand’s

potential benefits from a finalized agreement.

The agreement will help Thailand to export to EU at 6.7% more or, 950 million EUR in a year.

Additional Thai GDP growth could reach 0.56%. The FTA reduces barriers to increased EU

investment in Thailand service sector, which is a critical requirement for the country to

advance to the next level of economic development.

Bangkok Post, May 16, 2013

‘THAILAND URGED TO WRAP UP EU FTA

OR RISK FALLING BEHIND’

http://www.bangkokpost.com/business/news/35

0267/thailand-urged-to-wrap-up-eu-fta-or-risk-

falling-behind

http://news.ch7.com, May 17, 2013

THAI-EU FTA TALKS URGED’

http://news.ch7.com/detail/31943/เร่งไทยเจรจา_fta_ไทย_eu.html

Krungthep Turakij TV, 16 May 2013

THAI-EU FTA TALKS URGED’

http://news.ch7.com/detail/31943/เร่งไทยเจรจา_fta_ไทย_eu.html

The Nation, May 16, 2013

EUROPEAN FIRMS PUSH THAI-EU

FTA TALK

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/bu

siness/European-firms-push-Thai-

EU-FTA-talks-30206221.html

that will come after the opening of the ASEAN Economic Community.

Post Today, May 16, 2013

‘EUROPE SAYS THAI SERVICE SECTOR UNDERPERFORMS

Matichon, May 16, 2013

‘EU CHAMBER OF COMMERCE APPROACHES THAILAND TO JOIN FTA’

Krungthep Turakij, May 16, 2013

‘THAI ADVISED TO JOIN EU FTA TO INCREASE POTENTIAL IN SERVICE

http://www.bangkokbiznews.com/home/detail/business/business/20130516/505837/อีเอบีซีแนะไทยเร่งท าเอฟทีเออีย.ูhtml

SECTOR’