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"We must welcome the work done by Mr Rod, who puts forward both a constructive and critical approach to the Lomé process.
It is critical in that the report ruthlessly analyses the shortcomings, the delays and the occasional inconsistencies of a very flawed system. However, Mr Rod always bears in mind that the very fact that the Lomé Convention exists and persists is, in itself, a success and a necessity. Lomé sanctions the commitment of the European nations to the nations of Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific and reaffirms how special the bonds between them are. To better their common interests, it seeks to use their historic ties that our various countries have fostered over the course of many centuries.
The Lomé system is an instrument of development, based on trade preferences, which is permanently weakened by the WTO process. That is why it is important to reiterate that, whatever commitments have been made by the European Union under the WTO, they do not override the legal commitments undertaken by the European States towards their developing partners. The Rod report reiterates this in a very timely manner. That is why the MEPs belonging to the
will support the rapporteur’s recommendation to issue the opinion that is in line with this new partnership agreement."@en1
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