Coughlan to review world trade talks
Ms Coughlan, who arranged the meeting, said she has serious concerns about the content of a recent paper issued by the chairman of the World Trade Organisation negotiating committee on agriculture, Crawford Falconer. The paper is the most recent effort at brokering an agreement on the current round of WTO negotiations.
Ms Coughlan said the Falconer paper lacked balance and took little account of the position of the EU. “I have difficulty with the proposed commitments, timing and balance in the document. I am determined that European and Irish agriculture must not be sacrificed in the effort to get a WTO deal now.
