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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7897

7 February 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 17 / 48
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/wto/agriculture
Developing countries suspect Union of neo-protectionist intentions despite the "quid pro quo" it proposes in negotiations in Geneva over agriculture

Brussels / Geneva, 06/02/2001 (Agence Europe) - The European negotiating position on the liberalisation of agricultural trade in Geneva on Monday was viewed with mistrust on the part of developing countries who detected neo-protectionist intentions behind this "quid pro quo" being proposed by the Union (see yesterday's EUROPE). Pakistan and India, backed by several countries of Africa and Latin America, led the attack against the project, formally presented by the Multilateral Committee on...

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