EU SUGAR REFORM MARKET REPORT – CAP
December 16th, 2005
BY KEITH NUTHALL
DECEMBER 2005's semi-successful World Trade Organisation (WTO) summit in Hong Kong means that the sacrifice forced upon the European Union's (EU) well protected sugar sector the month before will - largely - be worth the pain. Unlike the previous big WTO meeting, in Cancun, Mexico, trade ministers did not leave in rancour having achieved little. By contrast, a productive and detailed communiqué was issued, that protected major progress that has been made at the Doha Development Round of negotiations on agreeing cuts to agricultural subsidies in ...
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