Initiative To Strengthen Economic Partnership ...

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Initiative to strengthen economic partnership between Thailand, EU

The European Union is providing 250 million baht to Thai non-profit organisations over a two-year period with an aim to help Thailand better understand the complexities of doing business in the EU market, including the trade bloc's complicated trade restrictions.

Starting this year, the short-term project called Small Project Facility (SPF) will allocate 150 million baht to eligible applicants, while the rest will be funded next year, according to Johan Cauwenbergh, the First Counsellor at the Delegation of the European Commission in Thailand.

The SPF is open for various non-profit organisations such as business associations, universities, government departments and think tanks. It is also available to various activities including technical assistance, training and capacity building, business-related research, seminars and workshops that promote the image of the EU and Thailand as models or examples of best practice.

The eligible issues submitted in the proposal should relate to bilateral trade and investment, market access, improving industrial output and issues resulting from the WTO Doha Ministerial Declaration.

The minimum grant size is 1.5 million baht and the maximum is 10 million baht. There are two deadlines for the receipt of the applications, which are April 5 and August 1.

For more details, visit the website -...

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Edited January 31, 2005 by mffun