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TNI organised debate on FTA of EU- Peru/Colombia (Dutch)

4 June 2012

Wat zijn de gevolgen van een vrijhandelsverdrag tussen de EU en Colombia/Peru? Daarover debatteerden vier Colombiaanse en twee Nederlandse deskundigen op 30 mei in De Balie in Amsterdam.

Wat zijn de gevolgen van een vrijhandelsverdrag tussen de EU en Colombia/Peru? Daarover debatteerden vier Colombiaanse en twee Nederlandse deskundigen op 30 mei in De Balie in Amsterdam.

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