Perhaps the group of African countries which, perhaps legitimately, dug in their heels to defend cotton, had forgotten that the European Union as a bloc has tried harder than anyone to support developing countries. Today’s EU market, moreover, takes in 85% of those countries’ agricultural exports.
Le groupe des pays africains, qui tient sans doute légitimement à défendre le coton, oublie peut-être que l’Union européenne a été le bloc qui a consenti le plus d’efforts pour soutenir les pays en développement et que son marché absorbe aujourd’hui 85% de leurs exportations agricoles.