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"This report is extensive and not exempt from major contradictions. Although it includes positive points, like rejecting the Commission proposal to change the Generalised System of Preferences and exclude various Latin American countries from that system, its overall vision is still marked by advocating free trade; a viewpoint which we reject and from which we would distance ourselves. Confusion between a development cooperation policy – which is necessary and desirable – and defending the trade interests of European big business is manifest in several points in this report. The concerns expressed at China’s growing presence in the region are revealing. The normal rhetoric surrounding human rights cannot conceal flagrant contradictions. It advocates an association agreement with Colombia, whilst ignoring the country’s persistent problems. It also ignores the criminal embargo that has been imposed on Cuba for decades. A self-serving vision of human rights that we repudiate is once again evident. There is still an undisguised attempt to impose a certain political and economic model, disregarding the sovereignty and the legitimate choices of the peoples, which has led several Latin American countries to break with neoliberalism. We cannot vote for this report."@en1
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