Thailand, Germany Agree To Speed Up Eu-Thai Free Trade Agreement

[Morakot]

On Germany's leading news magazine www.spiegel.de her visit is not even mentioned 555+

They tend to report only stuff that actually happens, or is very likely to happen, and usually has some relevance. They tend to ignore preliminary ideas, unripe fantasies, or feel-good politics, in contrast to the local media here that seems to exclusively focus on the latter.

Edited July 20, 2012 by Morakot

[tlansford]

Beauty and the Beast

Which one would you choose?

As PM? Merkel of course. The ratio between the GDP of Germany and Thailand is equivalent to the ratio in intelligence.

The manner in which the Germans have botched the Euro crisis could cast some doubt on that...

[webfact]

related topic:

Special Report: PM urged to exclude alcohol deal from FTA with EU

BANGKOK: -- The National Economic and Social Advisory Council (NESAC) has urged Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to be cautious about the free trade area on alcoholic beverages with the European Union (EU), saying the deal could encourage new Thai drinkers.

Full story:

[rubl]

I assume that all those posters who hoped for a cheaper wine or beer from germany have read another topic which has

"The National Economic and Social Advisory Council (NESAC) has urged Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to be cautious about the free trade area on alcoholic beverages with the European Union (EU), saying the deal could encourage new Thai drinkers."

[dcutman]

"Thailand is investing in post-flood infrastructure development, Ms Yingluck said. German investors are welcome to invest in Thailand's infrastructure development....."

Didn't a German company do that before with the Don Muang tollway, and isn't millions of Euros still owed?

Maybe once bitten twice shy.

Yep, the Germans siezed a Royal jet when it landed in Germany, trying to recover some of that companies money.

[bigbamboo]

Beauty and the Beast

Which one would you choose?

If I wanted someone to run the country I'd choose Angela. If I wanted someone to run the bath I choose Yingluck!

[sushi5734]

So is this likely to make a BMW, VW or a Mercedes any cheaper over the next few years? I'm not too bothered about the imported booze as I'm happy enough with drinking Leo (although some cider would be nice) but being able to buy a VW Golf for a realistic price would be very appealing.