... the existing internal divisions of labour", which obviously brought "increased costs" to the ACP states (George & Bache, 2001: 389). So here LDC's were restricted by regulations in an area they had competitive advantage and could have easily competed. GSP was introduced in 1971 for "those countries excluded from the Lome Conventions" and it was originally intended to "offer duty ... encompassed the European- Mediterranean Partnership, with similar trade aspirations, but also with the expectation that member countries would "adopt the EU's competition and origin rules". This could prove a...

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... an external factor which heavily influences peace and stability in Europe. It is unconceivable how the largest financial donor to the region fails to play an influential role in the area unlike the US which continues to be the playmaker in the Middle East. Over the years, the EU has never gone beyond the issuing of press releases regarding this situation ... ...

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... most spectacular achievement yet - replacing its national currencies with a single European currency, the euro. On 1 January 2002, euro notes and coins came into circulation in 12 EU countries (the euro area'). The euro is now a major world currency, having a similar status to the US dollar. The Future for the UK economy? The UK is not currently a member of this Euro-Zone ... ...

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... Ministers as well as the European Parliament. The Treaty of Maastricht (1992) introduced new forms of co-operation between the member state governments - for example on defence, and in the area of "justice and home affairs". By adding this inter-governmental co-operation to the existing "Community" system, the Maastricht Treaty created the European Union (EU). It took some time for ... ...

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... and the advancement of their social, cultural, and technological development, and iii) activities in areas such as health, education, transportation, and telecommunications. CARICOM's tasks are carried out and its goals area achieved because of its structure which include organs, institutions, and associate institutions. CARICOM's principal organs are the Conference Heads of Government known as the Conference and The Community Council o f Members ... ...

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... the Council and the extension of qualified-majority voting related to the co-decision procedure, which I will look at later in my report (despite significant progress made in the last area). It was therefore clear from the start that the priority of the new Intergovernmental Conference (IGC), launched on 14 February 2000, would be to deal with the issue of the ... ...

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