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Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, when negotiating the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs), we must always remember that we are entering the negotiations with different requirements. We have the European Union on one side with a strong Commissioner and a large team of officials, sitting across the negotiating table from young countries with little capacity.
To this extent it is more than right and proper to allow these countries more time and opportunity for negotiations. We should not give the impression that we are putting pressure on these countries by abruptly ending market access opportunities. I also believe that we should not force anyone to sign something but rather that, in a spirit of partnership, we should negotiate solutions with these countries that are acceptable to both sides. Sometimes this requires a bit more time.
That is why the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament clearly supports the proposal from Mr Martin to give this two years, but no more than two years, in order to identify ways in which we can reach agreement. Mr Fjellner, I would ask you to support this compromise, because we have succeeded in obtaining a sizeable majority in committee in favour of sending clear signals that this should be brought to a close, while at the same time offering opportunities for negotiations."@en1
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