Progress does not depend on unilateral moves by particular players but on what everyone can put into the mix together. I have a fairly good idea of where Europe can end up eventually but moving the EU will really depend not just on our red lines, but the overall balance. |
Progress is certainly needed if we are going to make Hong Kong the success we want, ... But if that is going to be possible, we must make urgent and balanced progress across the whole agenda. |
Reducing expectations for Hong Kong, if carefully handled, will allow us to avoid an acrimonious breakdown of the sort we witnessed in Seattle and Cancun. |
SA needs to push the G-20 (Group of 20 developing nations) to open their markets. |
Simply demanding more in agriculture...does not add up to a serious negotiation, |
Stop walking away. Stop the Silence. Stop the name calling. Stop the blame game, |
substantial new market access in agriculture, leaving no product sector untouched. |
The age-old fear of job loss on both sides of the Atlantic is now compounded by the fear that, as a result of this unprecedented wave of competition, old jobs will not be replaced by new ones. The standard of living of many seems threatened. |
The agreement we have reached, if it didn't make the conference a success it certainly saved it from failure. |
The agreement will give players on both sides clarity, certainty and predictability. |
The College today gave me strong and united support in the approach. I am taking in dealing with the problem of blocked goods, I welcome this, |
The Commission is making proposals to our member states tomorrow morning to begin proceedings to unblock all the goods currently held at customs, |
The consequences of not doing so will be severe economic pain for many medium and small-sized businesses, |
The deal still needs to be presented to and discussed by the 25 member states of the EU, |
The emphasis must be on the offers, rather than the conditionality we attach to them. They have to be real offers providing forward movement. |