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"The purpose of this report is to tackle the challenges to EU trade and investment policy following the democratic movements in the Middle East and North Africa. The rapporteur characterises the movements as an ‘unparalleled historical event’ and then as ‘opportunities to open up the economies of the region and create a true market economy’, regardless of whether or not that is what the peoples in question choose.
The report makes weak criticisms of the role of the EU and its Member States in maintaining relations with these regions’ dictatorships for decades; they may have been dictatorships but were also ‘market economies’, in line with the present criteria. The report highlights the social, economic and democratic weakness of the various countries, but explains at the same time that ‘the EU is the biggest consumer market in the world, to which access should only be granted if partner countries are serious about engaging in the bilateral opening of markets’. It argues that deep and comprehensive free trade agreements are the right path towards these regions’ social and economic development. The entire report is inspired by a neoliberal vision and an apology for free trade. Obviously, we voted against."@en1
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