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G-4§34 |
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4.34. At unilateral level, the EU's Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP) removes duties from products coming into the EU market from vulnerable developing countries. Under the general GSP arrangement, the EU grants partial or full tariff reductions on around 66% of tariff lines. The Special Incentive Arrangement for Sustainable Development and Good Governance (GSP+) grants mostly duty-free treatment to essentially the same 66% of tariff lines. (...)
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G-4§35 |
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4.35. (...) The GSP+ arrangement requires countries to fulfil, ratify and effectively implement a total of 27 international conventions covering core human and labour rights, environmental protection, and good governance. (...)
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G-4§36 |
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4.36. In December 2017, the EU and its Member States updated their joint Aid for Trade (AfT) Strategy to change their collective approach towards supporting developing countries' trade and productive capacities . The objective of the updated strategy is to better align EU AfT interventions with actual market-driven opportunities and constraints, to ensure a better quantitative focus on LDCs and to increase the contribution of AfT to sustainable development goals, while supporting a stronger participation of women in the economy. (...)
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G-4§47 |
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4.47. The EU continues to promote fair and ethical trade schemes with a view to raising awareness on both the supply- and the demand-side and on developing more sustainable trade opportunities for small producers in third countries. The EU has introduced initiatives which aim to recognise cities' positive impact in social, economic and environmental sustainability in international trade. In 2017, the "EU Cities for Fair and Ethical Trade Award" was set up as a project.
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G-4§48 |
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4.48. In addition, a market study on consumer demand for fair and ethical products was finalised and presented in May 2018. The study focused on selected EU Member States and concluded that sustainable product sourcing has become a top priority for retailers who are increasingly "greening" their supply chains, adopting fair and ethical trade criteria and applying sustainability standards in overwhelming numbers.
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G-5§5 |
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5.5. In parallel, the EU will also continue to use its bilateral trade agenda to promote our values on sustainable development with social and environmental standards and sending a signal to the world that we are committed to open, fair and well-regulated markets hereby contributing to the preservation of a rules bases global governance system.
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WT/TPR/S/395/REV.1 |
S-Summary§6 |
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6. (...) The first main objective of this policy is to conclude new trade partnerships to build progressive rules for global trade and to use trade policy to promote universal values regarding environmental, social and labour protection and fundamental rights, and preserve the right to regulate in the public interest. (...) In addition, an Action Plan was adopted to improve the implementation and effectiveness of provisions on sustainable development in the EU's free trade agreements (FTAs)
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S-Summary§22 |
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22. (...) The total amount of state aid (excluding transport and agriculture) provided by member States increased from EUR 91 billion in 2014 to almost EUR 111 billion in 2017, largely due to an increase in aid for environmental protection (including energy saving).
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1.16. There are ongoing efforts to rationalize expenditures by shifting resources from the common agricultural and cohesion policies to areas such as research and innovation, young people, the digital economy, migration, and climate objectives. (...)
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1.26. The Europe 2020 Strategy is the EU's agenda for growth and jobs for the current decade. It emphasizes smart, sustainable and inclusive growth as a way to overcome the structural weaknesses in the economy, improve competitiveness and productivity, and underpin a sustainable social market economy. The final objective is to deliver high levels of employment, productivity and social cohesion in the member States, while reducing the impact on the environment. The Commission set five targets under the strategy: (i) 75% employment level for people aged 20 64; (ii) 3% of GDP invested in research and development (R&D); (iii) greenhouse gas emissions 20% lower than 1990 levels, 20% of energy coming from renewables, and a 20% increase in energy efficiency; (iv) reduction of early school leavers to below 10%, and at least 40% of 30-34 year-olds having completed higher education; and (v) lifting at least 20 million people out of the risk of poverty and social exclusion. These targets were translated into national targets, as defined in the National Reform Programmes (NRPs). The NRPs represent the set of policies EU member States plan to implement to promote economic growth and job creation and prevent/correct imbalances.
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Energy
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Green
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Sustainable
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