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EU, IICA sign deal to strengthen Caribbean food standards
The European Union (EU) and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) have signed an agreement which will see the regional bloc providing some 11.7 million euros to boost Caribbean food access to the EU markets. The agreement was signed Wednesday night as the Caribbean Week of Agriculture activities continued in Georgetown, Guyana. Head of the EU Delegation Guyana…
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CARICOM seeks heightened cooperation with IICA
Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque this week welcomed the Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Co-operation on Agriculture (IICA) Dr Victor Villalobos as his first visitor from an institution since assuming office on August 15. “I believe that it is not insignificant that the first visit to me as Secretary-General is from the head of…
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EU COMMENDS CARICOM DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION INITIATIVES
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Yet another effort by the CARICOM Secretariat to address the problem of substance abuse has been lauded as exceptional, by an international organization. Working in tandem with the European Union, the Secretariat conducted a two-day workshop for non-governmental organizations in minimising the social and health consequences of substance abuse. The workshop, held in Jamaica…
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EU Development Ministers Enlightened on ACP Issues
The informal meeting of EU Development Ministers and the Informal ACP-EU Dialogue took place on 12-13 March 2007 in Petersberg near Bonn. The purpose of these meetings, which were chaired by German Development Minister Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul, was to discuss the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) between the European Union and the countries of Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific Region. One…
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CARICOM Heads Express Bitter Disappointment Over EU Decision On Sugar
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown) The Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in Malta for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting were alarmed at learning that the EU has taken the decision to drastically reduce by 36%the price that ACP states will receive for their sugar exports to the EU. The Heads of Government were bitterly disappointed that…
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Caribbean and EU progress in initial phase of EPA negotiations
Senior EU and Caribbean officials met in Brussels on Thursday 15 July to advance negotiations for an Economic Partnership Agreement which were launched in April. There was a broad understanding on the scope and priorities of the negotiations, which are aimed at promoting sustainable development in the Caribbean through increased trade, investment and regional integration. Agreement was reached on modalities…
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EUROPEAN UNION ASSURES CARIBBEAN (CARIFORUM1) OF SUPPORT ON SUGAR, BANANAS AND SECURITY
European and Caribbean leaders ended an historic meeting here today with the EU assuring the Caribbean that its interests would be constantly borne in mind in deliberations within the EU, and in EU representation in deliberations of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). This, in response to Caribbean concerns about recent developments and the outlook for their key exports of sugar…
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CARICOM STATEMENT ON THE EU BANANA IMPORT REGIME ISSUED BY THE 10TH MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE
The Tenth Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) which was convened in Georgetown, Guyana,11-12 January 2001 is dismayed at the decision of the Agriculture Council of the European Union to direct the Commission to prepare for a revised EU banana import regime based on the principle of “First Come, First Served” (FCFS). The proposal is totally…
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STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE TENTH INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITYON THE UNITED STATES’ UNILATERAL IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS AGAINST THE EUROPEAN UNION BANANA IMPORT MARKETING REGIME
We, the Heads of State and Government of the Caribbean Community, meeting in Paramaribo, Suriname, deplore the precipitate unilateral action of the United States to impose sanctions against the European Union (EU) over its Banana Import Regime. This unauthorised and illegal action undermines the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and threatens the economic survival and social and political stability of several…
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