The European Union's Palm Oil Restrictions: A Perspective a Commercial Diplomacy and Threats
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The government responded to this, by taking commercial diplomacy steps to confront this regulation. The purpose of this study is to analyze Indonesia's commercial diplomacy in dealing with the EUDR policy by the European Union. This study uses a qualitative method with data sources derived from primary and secondary data. Primary data was obtained through observation and interviews with various parties relevant to the study. While secondary data was obtained through literature studies from various sources such as journals, books, articles, and documents. The results of the study show that commercial diplomacy carried out by Indonesia is divided into two, first relating to policy making, and the second relating to business support activities, which consist of an advisory framework (advisor), facilitation (facilitation), and representation (representation).
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