Takes note that 800 000 Filipinos are living in the EU and that Filipino seamen working on EU-registered ships send remittances to the Philippines amounting to EUR 3 billion per annum; considers that the EU should further develop people-to-people exchanges of students, academics and scientific researchers, as well as cultural exchanges.
constate que plus de 800 000 Philippins vivent dans l'Union et que les marins philippins travaillant sur des navires battant pavillon européen envoient 3 milliards d'euros aux Philippines tous les ans; estime que l'Union devrait développer davantage les échanges directs entre étudiants, universitaires et chercheurs, ainsi que les échanges culturels.