Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2012-07-03-Speech-2-386-000"
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"Following the recent events, generally known as the Arab Spring, our attention has become focused on the European Union’s southern neighbours. However Eastern partnership countries and EU trade relations with these countries cannot be overlooked. Our eastern neighbours are the ex-USSR states. They share the same historical background and, over the past twenty years, they have been working towards a political and socio-democratic transition. Four out of the six countries of the EU’s Eastern partnership are already members of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), and the remaining two countries have observer status. The primary aim in this respect of the EU’s Neighbourhood Policy is the conclusion and implementation of agreements involving the issue of free trade – DCFTA agreements. These are of the utmost importance in the EU’s bilateral trade policy and in line with our efforts to achieve a stable, transparent and predictable economic environment. They are also fundamental in the fight against protectionism at a global level. They also reach far beyond trade issues and influence the state of democracy and the rule of law. I believe it is important to focus on the gradual dismantling of trade barriers, the strengthening of investment protection, the streamlining of customs and border procedures and the restriction of technical barriers to trade. The Eastern partnership countries are our strategic partners and, in this context, efforts to prevent conflicts by means of economic and social cohesion must be one of our priorities."@en1
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