DAVAO CITY — The Philippines is set to welcome the visit of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on July 30.
Her visit marks the first official visit of a top official from the commission after six decades.
The Palace announced the three-day ends of August 1.
Malacañang said President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is “pleased to welcome” von der Leyen’s official visit.
“This will be the first visit of a European Commission President in the nearly 60 years of diplomatic ties between the Philippines and the EU,” it said.
This came after Marcos invited the official during their meeting in Brussels during the ASEAN-EU Commemorative Summit in December last year.
The Palace is hopefult that the official visit would lead to “even closer” Philippine-EU ties, especially as they boost cooperation in economy, development, maritime, climate and environment, and digital connectivity, to name a few.
Von der Leyen is also expected to meet other government officials, as well as business and civic groups.
In a separate statement, the EU said von der Leyen will have discussions with Marcos on “trade, investment, and Global Gateway cooperation,” with the latter described as a strategy seeking “to address partner countries’ infrastructure needs while addressing the most pressing global challenges.”
