Lamy discusses EPAs at the ACP summit
Speaking prior to his departure for Fiji, EU Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy asserted that the EU's EPA proposals were designed to reduce the ACP's marginalisation from the world economy. According to Commissioner Lamy 'ACP countries have to tackle domestic bottlenecks for trade, strengthening their regional integration and engage fully in the multilateral trading system'. 'The forthcoming EPA negotiations should assist in these efforts' he maintained. In advance of the meeting the Commission highlighted the regional dimension of the proposed EPA. The Commission claims 'EPAs will mark a major shift in the Community's trade policy towards deeper economic relations with developing countries.'
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Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
2002
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Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/52687 http://agritrade.cta.int/Back-issues/Agriculture-monthly-news-update/2002/October-2002 |
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Summary: | Speaking prior to his departure for Fiji,
EU Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy asserted that the EU's EPA proposals
were designed to reduce the ACP's marginalisation from the world
economy. According to Commissioner Lamy 'ACP countries have to tackle
domestic bottlenecks for trade, strengthening their regional integration
and engage fully in the multilateral trading system'. 'The forthcoming
EPA negotiations should assist in these efforts' he maintained.
In advance of the meeting the Commission highlighted the regional
dimension of the proposed EPA. The Commission claims 'EPAs will
mark a major shift in the Community's trade policy towards deeper
economic relations with developing countries.' |
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