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"Madam President, we would have liked to see Mr Mandelson still in his place here, rather than having bolted, which appears to have been the European Union’s coup de grace to the Doha Round.
The global financial crisis does not augur a promising future for Doha. This collapse is in turn worsening the global economic situation, and the less developed countries will pay most dearly for it. The WTO is necessary; the regulation of international trade is essential. Regulation is now a key asset in globalisation, as we are seeing. It is therefore necessary that we reach an agreement in the Doha Round.
We will have to reflect on improving the way that the WTO operates and its legitimacy, and the role in this Round of the ‘emerging’ countries, who choose whether to be developing or developed countries as it suits them. As the resolution states, the dialogue should not only be North-South, but also South-South.
The European Union has taken very significant steps in these negotiations, more so than others. We have also taken steps with initiatives such as
Others also have to move in this direction, and in the interim, let us conclude the pending association agreements, such as with Mercosur, which are essential in this new context."@en1
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"Everything But Arms."1
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