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The external dimension of the new CFP is an 'intrinsic part of the reform'

In a speech on the external dimension of the new CFP to the Council of European Fisheries Ministers in November 2011, the European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries emphasised that the CFP’s external dimension had two important pi [...] Read more
European fisheries ministers comment on the external dimension of CFP reform

The external dimension of the common fisheries policy (CFP) has been set out in a communication from the EC, published in July 2011 as part of the package of proposals for the reform. This was discussed at the November 2011 meeting of the Counc [...] Read more
Optimism prevails in SADC–EU EPA negotiations

According to an EC news update, technical meetings were held from 10 to 16 November 2011 to clarify outstanding issues in the SADC–EU EPA negotiations, including issues related to market access, rules of origin, services and investment, develop [...] Read more
WTO Ministerial: a forum for small trade concessions

Although the WTO Ministerial meeting of 15–17 December) failed to break the log-jam on the Doha Development Round, participants took the opportunity to agree in a non-binding and bilateral/plurilateral fashion a number of policy changes that co [...] Read more
Development of cassava value chain seen as means of reducing Nigeria’s food import bill

According to Nigeria’s minister of agriculture and rural development, the country’s federal government spends N635 billion (some €3.07bn) annually on wheat imports, which reportedly displace local production and increase unemployment. In additi [...] Read more

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