Mark Vaile
Mark Vaile
Mark Anthony James Vaile AOis a former Deputy Prime Minister of Australia and former leader of the National Party of Australia. Vaile is currently a non-executive director of a number of public listed corporations...
access blocking community create deeply eu failure global market meaningful member offer poorest states steps talk
The failure of the EU to make a meaningful offer on agricultural market access is deeply disappointing. Those EU member states who talk up their contribution to development are now blocking the most significant steps the global community could take in years to create new opportunities for the world's poorest countries.
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In the December round of talks, there will be detailed negotiations on draft chapters of the agreement on services and investment and the first in-depth consideration of market access for goods. It will be our third round of talks since we started negotiations in March this year,
optimistic parties
I'm not as optimistic as I was, but it's not all over. The parties are still talking,
difference suited task uniquely
The big difference in this organization now is Lamy. Lamy is uniquely suited to the task at hand.
cliff edge effort round
The negotiations are really now on the edge of a cliff and it will take a concerted effort to get the round back on track,
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I'm not here to sign up a deal or identify tenders -- just to ensure that Australian companies have access to the competitive tender process run by the Iraqi Grain Board in the future.
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The US offer on domestic subsidies has thrown a challenge at the feet of the EU to come forward with a much more ambitious proposal on market access.
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We welcome this announcement, ... The Australian government has announced a judicial inquiry on this matter and it is common sense to let that process run its course.
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enormous opportunities to Australian companies interested in profiting in the world's largest and most dynamic economy.
areas cannot continue forward move
We cannot continue to baulk at making commitments because we want someone else to move first. All areas of the negotiations need to move forward together.
work
There's still a lot of work to be done.
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I've seen the reports and, yes, our consular officials from Cairo are currently seeking to confirm those reports and to provide consular assistance to the Australian women, but there are not too many more details available,
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The U.S. proposal is a good start. We now need to push forward to achieve real progress in lowering barriers to agricultural trade,
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As authority is transferred back to an Iraqi administration in mid-2004, the reconstruction of vital oil installations will provide jobs, skills and technology to the Iraq people.