In spite of everything, that is not, however, the worst of it. What really tops it all is the fact that the failure to reform the policy on sugar has obstructed the ‘everything but arms’ initiative whereby the world’s 48 poorest countries would be given access to the EU’s market. It is an initiative which, in the worst case, would have increased imports of sugar by approximately 100 000 tons per year.
Mais il y a pire encore : l'absence de réforme de la politique du sucre a mis des bâtons dans les roues de l'initiative "tout sauf des armes" offrant aux 48 pays les plus pauvres du monde un accès aux marchés de l'UE - une initiative consistant tout au plus à accroître les importations de sucre d'environ 100 000 tonnes par an.