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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10669

3 August 2012
Contents Publication in full By article 14 / 15
EXTERNAL ACTION / (ae) trade
Finger of blame pointed at EU over creeping protectionism

Brussels, 02/08/2012 (Agence Europe) - A British think tank has criticised EU trade policy for its inconsistency of approach towards developing countries.

In a report, drafted by 20 of the world's leading experts and published on 26 July, the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) slams Europe's ever more protectionist stance, which it says hampers the global economy and the economies of the most vulnerable developing countries.

The reform of the EU's Generalised System of Preferences (GSP),...