“Frankly shameful”, “unacceptable”, “absolutely scandalous”. On Wednesday 6 July in Strasbourg, MEPs had harsh words to criticise the fact that the post-Cotonou Agreement between the EU and the 79 ACP (African, Caribbean and Pacific) countries, initialled in April 2021 (see EUROPE B12699A2), has still not been signed by the EU and implemented, due to the failure of one Member State to sign.
The remarks of the MEPs who took the floor tally with the concerns of the European...