Economy & Business - April 2008 (ISSN 1741-7430)

FREE TRADE NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE EU: Political problems over Central American deal with EU

Trade 25 April 2008 Modified: 25 April 2008 237 views

Politics has emerged as a problem in the negotiations between Central America and the European Union over a free trade agreement. At the latest round of talks, in San Salvador, Nicaragua, Guatemala and El Salvador were unhappy about the EU demand that Central American countries join the International Criminal Court (ICC). The US is putting pressure on its allies to spurn the ICC.

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