Seanad debates
Wednesday, 2 July 2003
Common Agricultural Policy: Statements.
This approach had to end, also because it was a barrier to dialogue on the new World Trade Organisation round due to take place in Cancun in September. Participants in these talks will discuss the dumping of subsidised produce on developing country markets at the expense of local producers. Senators Dardis and Quinn noted that, as a country which in many respects claims to be a friend of poorer, developing countries, our actions to date have not reflected this ethos.
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