EU takes Argentina’s “restrictive measures” on trade to the WTO
The first week of negotiations in years between the European Union and Mercosur to reach a political and trade association agreement that took place in Buenos Aires did not end well.
The EU delegation anticipated that as had been announced it will take this week the problem of Argentine restrictive measures on EU foodstuff imports to the World Trade Organization.
The EU warning that had been floating since the discussions begun last week was confirmed at the end of the round by the head of the EU delegation Joao Aguiar Machado, Deputy Director-General for External Relations and Trade, who nevertheless considered the talks “very fruitful”.
“This week we will be taking the problem of Argentine restrictive measures to the World Trade Organization”, said Aguiar Machado.
However, the Argentine Government insisted on denying the restrictions and rejected that this situation could interfere in negotiations for an agreement of the EU 27 with the Mercosur.
“This problem is being taken out of proportion, making something huge out of something small. We have seen the hurricane of European declarations as if the bilateral trade between the EU and Argentina were being destroyed, and we're talking about 100,000 or 200,000 dollars,” the Argentine Secretary of Trade and International Economic Relations, Alfredo Chiaradía, said.
For the Argentine official, in charge of the Mercosur negotiations, the EU's claims regarding the supposed ban on foodstuffs is being given a “political use” with the objective of “dividing the Mercosur,” or with the objective of “justifying” in the future, paralyzing the re-launched negotiations.
Chiaradía recognized that “in Europe, there is fear of an agreement with Mercosur due to agriculture,” and he admitted that there are “four containers that are delayed” at the Argentine port, but he insisted that there is not measure banning imports.
The Argentine Industry Minister, Débora Giorgi, also denied there were restrictive measures and clarified that the dispositions adopted in cases of disloyal competition are in accordance to WTO regulations.
According to Giorgi, in the first semester of 2010, 19,000 tons of foodstuffs entered the EU, 38% more in relation to the same period of last year. “We see how developed countries use multilateral organizations as courts to judge alleged measures of developing countries, when they have been the ones that have been able to sustain productive sectors on the basis of subsidies and protectionist measures,” Industry Secretary, Eduardo Bianchi, added.
Argentina, temporary president of the Mercosur, has not published any formal regulation prohibiting the entry of European products, but importers have complained of pressures and bureaucratic delays in customs formalities.
In a moment “in which we're re-launching negotiations, a measure of this type does not help to create a good trust environment,” and if “this continues and gets worse, it could make conversations difficult” because “people wonder how we're going to negotiate a liberation agreement when there are countries precisely blocking,” Aguiar Machado evaluated.
Despite the difficulties, the European official highlighted the existence of “a clear will” on the part of the EU and of the Mercosur countries to make the dialogue progress and “improve their offers” regarding 2004, when conversations initiated in 1999 were blocked due to the impossibility of reaching an agreement.
The negotiations are developed in a context of pressure on the part of agriculture sectors of several European countries that rejected negotiations with Mercosur because they consider it would affect their interests, sin the South Americans are among the world's largest foodstuffs producers.
The EU and Mercosur delegations are to meet in Europe in September after exchanging specific offers in order to advance in negotiations
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Is having paranoia a criterion to be an Argentine politician?
I don't see any problem here, all I see is EU taking UK side on Malvinas and being left out of Argentine, we don't need anything from EU if they will stab us in the back, go home stop bugging the Argentine people with your problems, maybe EU could mention the Malvinas problem to the WTO while they are there. LOL.
If they are not with us they our enemy, it's really too bad that they sided with UK really, now south America will have to go back to selling cheap farming produce and they will have to cry to WTO as we cry to UN for Malvinas.
However, he touches an interesting moral question at (10)
What's more important: Goods or People?
What's more important: Goods or People?
and land or people
Your “Land or People” question has been answered best by the most intelligent Briton in her: Mr Hoytred.
I quote him:
“Now the Antartic is the future issue that will energise the world and it'll depend on how important the Falkland Islands are viewed in that context. This I guarantee, if the Falklands were handed over, there would be no corresponding handover of South Georgia or the South Sandwich Islands (already split away in case the Islander's change their minds?) however the Falklands offer more habitable facilities so no, I can't see Argentina getting them even if all that was left were penguins!”
”19:18, 28 June 2010 (diff | hist) Falkland Islands (←Replaced content with 'racist whites british give the land back to the tens of thousands of Native Canadians and stop stealing the land from America using your 2000 white racist pyrats.')“
”19:14, 28 June 2010 (diff | hist) Falkland Islands (←Replaced content with 'racist brits go back to britain hypocrites and give back the land to the native Canadians rather then steal more land with your pirats in Malvinas. wakepeedia i...')“
”19:06, 28 June 2010 (diff | hist) Falkland Islands (←Replaced content with ' Malvinas Argentinas, british racist hypocrites go home to britain and start by giving back the land to native Canadians rather then steal more land from Argent...')“
”19:00, 28 June 2010 (diff | hist) Falkland Islands (←Replaced content with 'Malvinas Argentinas, british racists go home and give the Canadian natives their land hypocrits.') “
”11:41, 20 June 2010 (diff | hist) N User:Avargas2001 (←Created page with 'I think wekepedia is full of liars and racist pigs who lie to people to brain wash them for everyone to know there is a colony of british occupiers in Malvinas arge...') “
The editor who blocked this ranting clown was kind enough to note that it was for ”Disruptive editing”. Given the words used by the ranting clown, I call it racism. And if you or he don't like it you can shove it where the sun don't shine. Supercilious drongo.
But i remember their president asking the queen to give back the islands, the nations leader does not even realise that we are no longer ruled by our queen? Quite embarrasing really.
How illegal inmigrants are treated in the EU? badly? are you sure? over here they give them a house and benefits, its a big problem.
Are you aware yet that canada is not ruled by the UK? Think i've told you on six occasions.
This sentance proves that you are unworthy of the internet connection you use.
If you don't like the country you are (illegally) living in, why don't you go back to your home s**theap?
As for the pervious post. It's funny because it it's so rediculous.
“usa and canada are my land not yours maybie falklands got to your head”
...? What a completly random statement, especially after it took me three days to convince you that canada isn't UK territory.
You keep going on about us being racist, and yet you continue to spout racist and homophobic messages all over the forums.
the last sentance doesn't even make sence. the UK does not give money to USA Canada or argentina.
Also, why a nuke? we've never threatened to nuke your nation, i don't see why it's nessacary. And to be honest we aren't exactly being aggressive towards you. In the last conflict if we wanted to we could have attacked your mainland, but we didn't. we would only use military force against you in defence.
Defend against invasion? we aren't planning or have never planned on invading your nation.
You would be better suited using the money to sort your armed forces out, they are a joke.
Like i've said. Our nuclear sub is not armed with nuclear missiles. It's an attack sub for anti ships, possibly carring Tommahawks.
We aren't arming the islands. They the equipment needed to sink any landing ships, destroy any aircraft or repel a small commando raid. They don't need anything else.
Either way starting a war would be silly for your nation, We have a greater capacity for war, it would just be embarrasing.
All except the usa, yes. As only the US has ever used one. So they are for show.
Now to one of his points. “we have millions of immimigrants waiting for over 6 months for their legal status in EU”. The question is who is “we”? Can't be the USA as they like to tell everyone that they have the best country in the world. Can't be Canada as any proper Canadian would know that the best route would be via the UK. So they must be Argentines! So millions of Argentines want to emigrate to the EU? Argentina must be SUCH a great place if millions of its people want to live somewhere else! Of course, Argentina is a bit of a dodgy place. Belligerent, corrupt, egocentric, genocidal, mendacious. The EU, of course, is not keen on economic migrants unless they are of use. Now, of what benefit could millions of Argentines be to the EU? Street cleaners? Sewer cleaners? Refuse disposal? Don't need that many. So, there's the answer.
Then again, i thought just about anyone could move here with little fuss?
Thats hardly the actions of a “crying” nation.
No-one is pushing us around.
As we all know, fish is of paramount importance for the Islands economy.
This new discovery could be a “potent boost” for Malvinas products!
en.mercopress.com/2010/07/08/falklands-fisheries-scientists-discover-mating-habits-of-deep-sea-squid
40. Hi gassy. Argentina is a gangster nation. Argentines are gangsters. Argentina is irrelevant to the entire world. Argentina is a waste of space. Argentina is a rebel colony of misogynist transexual morons. Argentina is attempting to spread poisonous foodstuffs to the free world. Argentina is secretly communist and in league with Communist countries to take over the world.
[on the grape vine though,
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