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

Let me finish. On 27 February, EU Commissioner Malmström unveiled a 15 point plan to make the EU trade and sustainable development chapters more effective. Contained in this plan was a commitment to more assertively enforce the commitments under the trade and sustainable development chapters in free trade agreements. Our engagements allow us to influence the Brazilians and others on human rights and so on. If we do not engage, we will not influence.

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