Senate approves agreement with Europe

[NewsWhore]

During an extraordinary session the Senate approved the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the Cariforum states and the European Union that will permit the Dominican Republic to freely export farm products and professional and artistic services to the European market. The document was freed of any bureaucracy and approved during the special session because it has to be signed by 31 October, so the Chamber of Deputies had to give its approval before that date. The Trade Agreement was approved after Foreign Relations commission chairman Prim Pujols gave the full Senate the commission's favorable opinion. The agreement, which has been welcomed by the DR private sector, will allow bananas, tobacco, cacao and rum to be exported to Europe, as well as providing opportunities for products such as sugar, coffee, clothes and other free zone products.

More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#2)