European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Europe would not tolerate aggression in the Indo-Pacific region in a speech in Manila.
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00:00 The EU is to relaunch negotiations with the Philippines on an ambitious free trade deal.
00:07 Ursula von der Leyen made the announcement with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in Manila,
00:15 trade talks with the bloc stalled under his predecessor.
00:20 Our teams will get to work right now on setting the right conditions so that we can get back
00:26 to the negotiations. A free trade agreement has huge potential for both of us in terms
00:33 of growth and in terms of jobs.
00:36 I welcome the conduct of this year of the scoping exercises between the European Commission
00:42 and the Philippines towards negotiations for a Philippines-EU free trade agreement.
00:49 The two leaders also signed an agreement on promoting a greener economy in the Philippines.
00:56 It comes under the EU's Team Europe initiative, which helps partner countries' infrastructure
01:01 needs in fighting climate change. The focus in this case is on tackling plastic waste
01:07 in the sea.
01:07 [APPLAUSE]