Euro-Mediterranean trade ministers hold informal meeting in Brussels

Euro-Mediterranean trade ministers hold this Tuesday an informal meeting in Brussels to discuss ways of promoting regional cooperation and giving momentum to trade in the frame of the Barcelona Process.

The meeting, the first of the kind, will assess the impact of Euro-Mediterranean partnership on trade, with focus on the impact of the association accords (between the European Union and third Mediterranean countries) on the economies of Mediterranean partners.

Debates will cover other regional issues such as liberalization of services, standardization of competitiveness regulations, state projects and intellectual property copyrights.

The trade ministers will share views on means of enhancing investments and trade exchanges and materializing regional integration.

Moroccan minister of trade, industry, energy and mining, Mostapha Mansouri, is taking part in the meeting.