Following a meeting in Ecuador’s capital Quito on Wednesday (26 January), the leaders of seven Latin American countries are expected to sign a common declaration condemning an increased EU tariff on bananas from 75 euro to 230 euro per tonne.
The seven countries - Ecuador, Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama and Nicaragua - want the EU to switch to a zero-tariff policy or at least to maintain the current tariff level, when the EU introduces a new banana import regime from ...
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Lisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.