Four EU countries flag market-access, fishery issues in Philippine trade talks
By Cynthia Kroet ( October 7, 2026, 08:10 GMT | Insight) -- Four EU countries have raised issues related to market access for canned tuna, rules of origin and illegal fisheries as the European Commission is in ongoing talks with the Philippines to reach a free trade agreement. The EU executive said both sides are still working on “fine tuning” a few issues as it hopes to close the deal by the end of 2026.Four EU countries — France, Italy, Portugal and Spain — have flagged issues related to exports of canned tuna, rules of origin and illegal fisheries in the European Commission’s ongoing talks with the Philippines to reach a free trade agreement....
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