欧盟与越南达成自贸协定

 　　The European Union and Vietnam have reached an agreement in principle for a new free trade agreement after two and a half years of negotiations¹.

　　The agreement is the first of its kind the EU has concluded with a developing country.

　　EU Trade Commissioner² Cecilia Malmstrom is hailing the agreement as a "milestone³" and the first step toward a region-wide agreement with Southeast Asia.

　　"This agreement sets an EU new model for trade policy in developing countries. Once the agreement is up and running, it will provide significant opportunities for business, investment and for jobs here in Europe and in Vietnam. It will remove nearly all tariffs⁴ on goods traded between us. It covers services, investment and issues such as government procurement⁵."

　　欧盟与越南达成自贸协定

　　Two-way trade between the EU and Vietnam has grown three-fold to more than 30 billion US dollars in the last 10 years.

　　The new deal is expected to take effect in late 2017 or early 2018.

　　The EU is also holding separate talks with two other ASEAN members, Malaysia and Thailand, to try to secure similar free trade agreements.

　　Negotiations with China on an investment deal are underway.

　　However, the EU says free trade talks are "not on the agenda at the moment".

1 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

2 commissioner   

n.（政府厅、局、处等部门）专员，长官，委员

参考例句：

• The commissioner has issued a warrant for her arrest.专员发出了对她的逮捕令。
• He was tapped for police commissioner.他被任命为警务处长。

3 milestone   

n.里程碑；划时代的事件

参考例句：

• The film proved to be a milestone in the history of cinema.事实证明这部影片是电影史上的一个里程碑。
• I think this is a very important milestone in the relations between our two countries.我认为这是我们两国关系中一个十分重要的里程碑。

4 tariffs   

关税制度； 关税( tariff的名词复数 )； 关税表； （旅馆或饭店等的）收费表； 量刑标准

参考例句：

• British industry was sheltered from foreign competition by protective tariffs. 保护性关税使英国工业免受国际竞争影响。
• The new tariffs have put a stranglehold on trade. 新的关税制对开展贸易极为不利。

5 procurement   

n.采购；获得

参考例句：

• He is in charge of the procurement of materials.他负责物资的采购。
• More and more,human food procurement came to have a dominant effect on their evolution.人类获取食物愈来愈显著地影响到人类的进化。