EU Parliament gave assent to Caribbean-EU EPA
March 25 2009: the European Parliament gave its assent to the economic partnership agreement between the Cariforum States and the EU.
MEPs voted 460 votes in favour to 82 with 43 abstentions to the economic partnership agreement between the Cariforum States andthe EU. On March 25 2009 the European Parliament gave its assent to the economic partnership agreement with MEPs insisting that a real review clause and that extra aid for trade should be included in the agreement. The EPA should contribute, through development goals, poverty reduction and respect for fundamental human rights, to the achievement of the MDGs. Comments at: http://www.normangirvan.info/category/epa-text-and-commentaries/
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