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"This report states that the European Union will now be in a much better position to develop its external policy and its trade agreements with the countries of the Southern Mediterranean. The rapporteur argues that, following the popular revolutions, these countries will now move towards democratic ideas. However, it should be remembered that the nature of the previous regimes did not inconvenience the EU until then and nor did their governments, with which they established deep relationships. It should be recalled that Ben-Ali’s party was a member of the Socialist International until he was overthrown by the Tunisian people’s struggle. Following the European Commission’s lead, the report advocates the ‘more for more’ concept; that is, democratic reforms and individual freedoms should be reflected in a so-called ‘liberation’ process in the economic and trade landscape, by consolidating the Euro-Mediterranean Free Trade Area. It also advocates the use of the notorious free trade agreements, which have, to date, demonstrated that they only lead to peoples losing sovereignty, multinationals appropriating natural resources and biodiversity, increased dependence for third countries, and disaster for some Member States’ productive sectors, particularly in those with more fragile economies, like Portugal."@en1
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