عنوان درس: معامله تجارت آزاد اتحادیه اروپا و کره جنوبی

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This is a highly significant deal reached between the 27 countries in the European Union and South Korea. Trade between the two was worth around $100bn last year. The EU says it's the most important free trade agreement ever negotiated between it and a third country.

The deal will see the quick elimination of $2.3bn worth of duties for EU exporters to Korea. Europe's trade Commissioner, Baroness Ashton, said the agreement will create new opportunities for European companies in services, manufacturing and agriculture. She stressed it was particularly important in the current economic climate, helping to fight the downturn and create new jobs.

But European car manufacturers object to the deal, arguing that dropping the EU's current 10% tariff on Korean vehicles coming into Europe would harm them. A spokesman for the Association of European Car Makers, an industry which has struggled during the recession, said the accord would give a huge competitive advantage to South Korean manufacturers.

The agreement still has to be ratified by all 27 EU governments, the European Parliament, South Korea's Cabinet and President. If it passes that process it's expected to come into force next year.

Mark Sanders, BBC News, Brussels

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a highly significant deal
یک معامله بسیار مهم

elimination
حذف، لغو، متوقف ساختن

current economic climate
جو کنونی اقتصادی

to fight the downturn
مبارزه با تنزل و افت (اقتصادی)

object to
مخالف بودن با......، اعتراض داشتن به

struggled
در اینجا: با مشکلات روبرو بود، وضع خوبی نداشت

accord
توافق، معامله

give a huge competitive advantage
امتیاز رقابتی بسیار زیادی می دهد

ratified
to ratify : رسما تایید کردن، تصویب کردن

to come into force
به اجرا درآمدن