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publié dans Ressources le 14 mars 2007

Trade: EU in dialogue of the deaf with poor countries

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“Our priority is an agreement that corresponds to our interests,” Gilles G. Hounkpatin, trade representative of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) told IPS. “Our economies will be affected by the EPAs, and we want a global view first. If you negotiate, you cannot just impose a date.” The Caribbean countries, on the other hand, say they are ready to sign an “ambitious” trade agreement this year. “We have been working flat out and we have no other choice than to give it this kind of energy,” Caribbean regional negotiator Junior Lodge told journalists. “The Caribbean insists on the fullest agreement in the shortest of time, because we have very limited negotiating capital,” Lodge said. “Market access is all we can give, and we want to get as much as possible in return.” But the Caribbean negotiator believes Europe does have an offensive interest in opening up ACP markets for its agricultural exports. “When Europe says it does not want mercantilism, I say that’s a lie.”

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