Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

On sustainable development, all EU free trade agreements include a trade and sustainable development chapter, which seeks to ensure that partners follow international requirements in the three pillars that comprise sustainable development, namely economics, the environment and social issues. By linking the benefits of enhanced market access to commitments to follow international labour and environmental standards and agreements, these provisions seek to maximise the leverage of increased trade and investment on issues such as decent work, environmental protection and the fight against climate change in-----

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