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"en.20120913.29.4-228-437"2
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"There is a moral imperative as well as an EU treaty obligation on Europe to agree fair and development-friendly economic partnership agreements (EPAs) with its African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) partners. Europe must take account of the different needs and levels of development in ACP countries and regions. It should not rush its partners into signing unsatisfactory EPAs before all contentious issues are resolved. The ACP countries affected by the Commission’s proposal to abolish, from 2014, duty-free and quota-free access to EU markets, need a realistic timeframe to agree and ratify fair EPAs. The abolition of such access from 2014 would be detrimental for these countries, particularly for those that would not benefit under the ‘Everything But Arms’ market access arrangements. I therefore support a two-year extension, i.e. from 2014 to 2016, during which these ACP countries should continue to benefit from unlimited preferential access to EU markets. This extension should provide a realistic timeframe to work towards development-friendly EPAs that are fair to both ACP and non-ACP countries alike."@en1
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