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"Apart from the issue that has dominated the discussion of this report, the fundamental question remains, although it has been put to one side in this debate. From the first reading, through to the current phase of conciliation, the discussion has centred on delegated acts and the role of Parliament in decisions that are considered to be strategic. This discussion is now at an end, as Parliament has ceded to the Council, giving up on an equal footing between the colegislators, which it had earlier asserted.
However, we cannot fail to point out, as we did earlier, that the banana accompanying measures, under the financing instrument for development cooperation, do not properly take into account the interests and needs of the countries of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States. These countries, which will be significantly affected by the liberalisation of trade with the countries of Central America, and the outermost regions of the EU, for that matter, were not properly involved in the discussion of this agreement. According to the ACP countries, the amount of aid needed to maintain their banana sector, cushioning them from the impact of this liberalisation, will be approximately EUR 500 million. Therefore, the amount proposed by the Commission, EUR 190 million, is well below the estimated cost of the impact of this agreement. It is worth remembering that in Africa alone, around 500 000 people depend on the banana sector."@en1
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