Brussels, 20/01/2011 (Agence Europe) - In Strasbourg on Wednesday 19 January, the European Parliament gave its blessing to the conclusion of an interim economic partnership agreement (EPA) with Papua New Guinea and Fiji, the only two countries of the Pacific so far to have committed to the gradual liberalisation of their trade with the EU.
This parliamentary green light, which is now required by the Treaty of Lisbon for trade agreements, came with some reservations from the MEPs. In...