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"When we first heard in October 2010 of the Commission’s plans to help Pakistan recover from its awful flooding by removing some customs tariffs, Greens were enthusiastic to help. We still are, but a once-simple idea has become over-complicated and unworkable. Originally the scheme was for 3 years, although we wanted longer to increase investor confidence. But after various business and interest groups had got involved the proposal was reduced to 12 months only – with quarterly reviews! Further, any deal needs a waiver from the World Trade Organisation, which they haven’t approved as some member countries (notably India) are worried about the effect that duty-free Pakistani textiles would have on their own markets. There has been no progress in 5 months, and it’s unlikely we’ll see any soon, if ever.
In Plenary today I supported an amendment to send the whole report back to committee for re-working. In doing so I wasn’t voting against helping Pakistan, but I was recognising the report before us simply wouldn’t deliver what Pakistan needs. For me, a major stumbling block has been the WTO. I believe this organisation needs comprehensive reorganisation into a properly democratic, accountable and transparent body."@en1
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