The fourth meeting of the EU-Vietnam Joint Forum on Trade and Sustainable Development under Chapter 13 of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) will take place in a hybrid format on Thursday, 21 November 2024. Civil society representatives from labor and business organizations, environmental groups, academics, and other civil society organizations from the EU and Vietnam are invited to join. They will exchange with one another and with officials from the European Commission and the Government of Vietnam on matters related to the implementation of the Trade and Sustainable Development provisions of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement.

The event will be held from 09:00 to 11:00 (Brussels time) / 15:00 - 17:00 (Hanoi time) and will be available via live streaming. The Directorate-General for Trade organizes the event, and it will be conducted in English and Vietnamese.