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According to Oxfam, a UK based development NGO, the EU comes bottom of the list for preaching free market policies while implementing protectionist measures. (Photo: European Commission)

Lamy attends key trade meeting

The EU’s chief trade negotiator will join Ministers from more than twenty countries for informal talks in Sharm El Sheik, Egypt on Friday and Saturday, in another attempt to kick start faltering world trade negotiations.

Following the failure of members to reach agreement at Seattle and slow rate of progress on the current 'Doha round' of trade talks, the pressure is on Ministers to make substantial progress ahead of a key meeting in Cancun in September, which will mark the half way p...

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According to Oxfam, a UK based development NGO, the EU comes bottom of the list for preaching free market policies while implementing protectionist measures. (Photo: European Commission)

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