SYRIA-EU BIO-BASED OILS AND FATS TRADE TO BENEFIT FROM FREE TRADE DEAL
January 1st, 2010
BY PAUL COCHRANE and KEITH NUTHALL
SYRIA is such a staple of Middle East political turmoil, it is easy to forget that it is a near neighbour of Europe: less than 200 miles of sea separate it from Cyprus and it borders Turkey, which could be a European Union (EU) member by 2020. It is also a significant and historic olive oil producer and as such, the news that the EU Council of Ministers has at last signed a wide-ranging association agreement with the Syrians is of potential utility to Europe's bio-based oils and fats sector. The deal will abolish many duties ...
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