Brussels, 18/07/2008 (Agence Europe) - The suggestion mooted by Pascal Lamy, World Trade Organisation director general, of reducing the banana import duty charges by the EU as a basis for negotiations under the Doha Development Round (see Europe 9706), has caused outrage and concern among the group of 78 African, Caribbean and Pacific states connected to the EU through the Cotonou Agreement.
For good reason. The ACP regrets that when drawing up his 'good offices' compromise, Pascal Lamy did...