Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2010-11-24-Speech-3-381"
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"Madam President, the European Union frequently portrays economic partnership agreements as an opportunity for African countries. It also despairs of seeing these agreements signed rapidly.
However, the question that concerns us is knowing why these countries do not fall over themselves to sign these agreements that would be so advantageous for them. Quite clearly, views differ on the quality of these agreements, and as long as these differences of opinion remain, the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States will jib at signing them.
Would it not be advisable to engage further in dialogue and understanding by listening to the concerns and the expectations of the ACP Group of States? These states want to talk about development strategy, while, frequently, Europe replies only in terms of opening markets.
It is this listening that the ACP-European Union Joint Parliamentary Assembly enforces. I believe that the other European institutions should proceed in the same manner if we wish to build a real strategic partnership between Africa and the European Union."@en1
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