Fit our position within each of these bullet-points:
EU trade policy and ACP countries The Economic Partnership Agreements between the EU and African, Caribbean and Pacific countries and regions aim at promoting ACP-EU trade – and ultimately contribute, through trade and investment, to sustainable development and poverty reduction. Trade with ACP countries represents more than 5% of EU imports and exports. The EU is a major trading partner for ACP countries. The EU is the main destination for agricultural and transformed goods from ACP partners – but commodities (e.g. oil) still form a large part of ACP-EU trade. The EPAs intend to support trade diversification by shifting ACP countries' reliance on commodities to higher-value products and services. The majority of ACP countries are either implementing an EPA or have concluded EPA negotiations with the EU Economic Partnership Agreements in a nutshell Economic Partnership Agreements:
are a process dating back to the signing of the Cotonou Agreement. are "tailor-made" to suit specific regional circumstances. are WTO-compatible agreements, but go beyond conventional free-trade agreements, focusing on ACP development, taking account of their socio-economic circumstances and including co-operation and assistance to help ACP countries benefit from the agreements. open up EU markets fully and immediately, but allow ACP countries long transition periods to open up partially to EU imports while providing protection for sensitive sectors. provide scope for wide-ranging trade co-operation on areas such as sanitary norms and other standards. create joint institutions that monitor the implementation of the agreements and address trade issues in a cooperative way. last but certainly not least, are also designed to be drivers of change that will help kick-start reform and contribute to good economic governance. This will help ACP partners attract investment and boost their economic growth.
> “We want to look at the industries to > protect,” Mr Galanis told Tribune > Business. “We need to understand and > identify sectors vulnerable to trade > liberalisation.
"and not enjoy the typical ‘ad hoc’ arrangements many exporters have previously been used to."
Say goodbye to penalties if foreign businesses view it as hindering and "unfair competition", even though they are the ones with an advantage because the have cheaper products, have factories, have the business benefits from their tax to their governments which isn't considered the same as subsidies. Local will have no equity.
“massive education programmes” were required to inform the business community and individual Bahamians how WTO membership would impact their daily operations and lives.
Really cruel to not gather insight from them if it's for them.
> “It has nothing to do with fairness. > It’s how you negotiate.”
And as good as we are at that, the big leagues don't have an ear for these rocks. Recall that the Doha Round is dead, what exactly is in it for us after that?
'They have to protect their interests, and ensure they have market access outside the jurisdiction.”
What Bahamian business is going to sue a foreign government, and win?
"You see people near food stores, selling DVDs and CDs. They’re not legitimate, and think they’re making an honest living, but they’re abusing private individuals and companies’ intellectual property rights. It’s like going into a person’s home and stealin" That can be accomplished with good practice alone. Not once has gov explained having respect for foreign brands.
However who abroad is ripping off Bahamian goods? No one because Bahamians don't even know what those goods are. Not having had a Coalition of Services Industries before now goes to show that this isn't about benefits for local producers.
killemwitdakno says...
EU exports have benefitted more form EPA than Caribbean exports.
http://ec.europa.eu/trade/policy/countr…
http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2…
http://tribune242.com/users/photos/2016…
Fit our position within each of these bullet-points:
EU trade policy and ACP countries
The Economic Partnership Agreements between the EU and African, Caribbean and Pacific countries and regions aim at promoting ACP-EU trade – and ultimately contribute, through trade and investment, to sustainable development and poverty reduction.
Trade with ACP countries represents more than 5% of EU imports and exports. The EU is a major trading partner for ACP countries.
The EU is the main destination for agricultural and transformed goods from ACP partners – but commodities (e.g. oil) still form a large part of ACP-EU trade. The EPAs intend to support trade diversification by shifting ACP countries' reliance on commodities to higher-value products and services.
The majority of ACP countries are either implementing an EPA or have concluded EPA negotiations with the EU
Economic Partnership Agreements in a nutshell
Economic Partnership Agreements:
are a process dating back to the signing of the Cotonou Agreement.
are "tailor-made" to suit specific regional circumstances.
are WTO-compatible agreements, but go beyond conventional free-trade agreements, focusing on ACP development, taking account of their socio-economic circumstances and including co-operation and assistance to help ACP countries benefit from the agreements.
open up EU markets fully and immediately, but allow ACP countries long transition periods to open up partially to EU imports while providing protection for sensitive sectors.
provide scope for wide-ranging trade co-operation on areas such as sanitary norms and other standards.
create joint institutions that monitor the implementation of the agreements and address trade issues in a cooperative way.
last but certainly not least, are also designed to be drivers of change that will help kick-start reform and contribute to good economic governance. This will help ACP partners attract investment and boost their economic growth.
http://ec.europa.eu/trade/policy/countr…
On Services Coalition ‘irony’ over WTO
Posted 1 July 2016, 11:09 p.m. Suggest removal
killemwitdakno says...
No one has mentioned if we could end up with something like fishing quotas!
https://www.theguardian.com/environment…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Fi…
https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/ru…
On Services Coalition ‘irony’ over WTO
Posted 1 July 2016, 10:59 p.m. Suggest removal
killemwitdakno says...
> “We want to look at the industries to
> protect,” Mr Galanis told Tribune
> Business. “We need to understand and
> identify sectors vulnerable to trade
> liberalisation.
PLEASE.
On Services Coalition ‘irony’ over WTO
Posted 1 July 2016, 10:53 p.m. Suggest removal
killemwitdakno says...
"and not enjoy the typical ‘ad hoc’ arrangements many exporters have previously been used to."
Say goodbye to penalties if foreign businesses view it as hindering and "unfair competition", even though they are the ones with an advantage because the have cheaper products, have factories, have the business benefits from their tax to their governments which isn't considered the same as subsidies. Local will have no equity.
On Services Coalition ‘irony’ over WTO
Posted 1 July 2016, 10:52 p.m. Suggest removal
killemwitdakno says...
“massive education programmes” were required to inform the business community and individual Bahamians how WTO membership would impact their daily operations and lives.
Really cruel to not gather insight from them if it's for them.
On Services Coalition ‘irony’ over WTO
Posted 1 July 2016, 10:48 p.m. Suggest removal
killemwitdakno says...
Free trade agreements have become rape freely agreements. This is why Britain left the EU.
On Services Coalition ‘irony’ over WTO
Posted 1 July 2016, 10:46 p.m. Suggest removal
killemwitdakno says...
"There are a number of factors that will impact our daily lives; the removal of tariffs, movement of labour and anti-dumping.”
WTO is about dumping on third world so that 1st world still earns from waste.
Movement of labour means more Chinese and others are allowed to be brought in otherwise we'd be violating the state's free trade.
Tariffs were already supposed to be removed with VAT.
On Services Coalition ‘irony’ over WTO
Posted 1 July 2016, 10:45 p.m. Suggest removal
killemwitdakno says...
> “It has nothing to do with fairness.
> It’s how you negotiate.”
And as good as we are at that, the big leagues don't have an ear for these rocks. Recall that the Doha Round is dead, what exactly is in it for us after that?
On Services Coalition ‘irony’ over WTO
Posted 1 July 2016, 10:42 p.m. Suggest removal
killemwitdakno says...
Galanis sounds like he's believing a greedy desperate fallacy. The argument is like the emperor's new clothes.
On Services Coalition ‘irony’ over WTO
Posted 1 July 2016, 10:39 p.m. Suggest removal
killemwitdakno says...
'They have to protect their interests, and ensure they have market access outside the jurisdiction.”
What Bahamian business is going to sue a foreign government, and win?
"You see people near food stores, selling DVDs and CDs. They’re not legitimate, and think they’re making an honest living, but they’re abusing private individuals and companies’ intellectual property rights. It’s like going into a person’s home and stealin"
That can be accomplished with good practice alone. Not once has gov explained having respect for foreign brands.
However who abroad is ripping off Bahamian goods? No one because Bahamians don't even know what those goods are. Not having had a Coalition of Services Industries before now goes to show that this isn't about benefits for local producers.
On Services Coalition ‘irony’ over WTO
Posted 1 July 2016, 10:33 p.m. Suggest removal