Signing EPA will make our economy worse – ActionAid

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Don Blunt 10 years ago

As if the refusal to sign this EPA would bring an ounce of intelligence into Ghanaian heads.

What did Ghanaians export to Europe under the current agreements? ADULTERATED PALMNUT OIL, with dye, claiming that was 'Zomie'
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As if the refusal to sign this EPA would bring an ounce of intelligence into Ghanaian heads.

What did Ghanaians export to Europe under the current agreements? ADULTERATED PALMNUT OIL, with dye, claiming that was 'Zomie'
What did Ghanaians buy from the market? Paper-boxed MASHED Tomatoes from Italy, instead of the fresh ones from our farmers. Thereafter, we blamed the Italians for bringing that tomato paste on our markets. Did anyone prevent us from buying fresh tomatoes?
After buying, and filling our stomachs with imported frozen chicken parts, we go out and complain about EU and Brazil feeding us on unhealthy waste.
ARE WE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANYTHING AT ALL, in our useless lives
Royal Ghana 10 years ago

Read all about it. The Euro-zone is set for a direct bank recapitalisation in 2015. Germany Opposes rescuing Ailing banks with EU Money. EU wants to implement Financial TAX on financial trading. The EPA is simply a special tr ...
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Read all about it. The Euro-zone is set for a direct bank recapitalisation in 2015. Germany Opposes rescuing Ailing banks with EU Money. EU wants to implement Financial TAX on financial trading. The EPA is simply a special trade agreement which offers market access for commodity prices. The existing EPA's were declared illegal because all they did was to set lower tarriffs for goods imported from Europ. There are implications if you sign EPA. In the end it only serves Europe long term interest. No one else. Any issues about investment, procurement, intellectual property and trade-in services are all junk terms. In real terms, Land is being grabbed for your trade.The EU common agricultural policy only harms Africa export by supporting European farmers artificial price support mechanism. Africa does not have pricing support mechanisms for its farmers. Don't sign
Dr Jay 10 years ago

This is unfortunate but the sad reality is the Government will sign EPA at some point and that will be a very sad day for west Africans attempt to industrialization.

We will be colonized again by Europe.

This is unfortunate but the sad reality is the Government will sign EPA at some point and that will be a very sad day for west Africans attempt to industrialization.

We will be colonized again by Europe.
Don Blunt 10 years ago

The only thing we have so far been able to contribute is "DON'T SIGN".
Why are we not able to express what we want for ourselves?

The only thing we have so far been able to contribute is "DON'T SIGN".
Why are we not able to express what we want for ourselves?
Kojo 10 years ago

We want Europeans to leave us alone to industrialize. We want to diversify our exports so that we are not dependent on Europe. By not signing the EPA, we can continue to get tariffs from EU imports which can be used to help t ...
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We want Europeans to leave us alone to industrialize. We want to diversify our exports so that we are not dependent on Europe. By not signing the EPA, we can continue to get tariffs from EU imports which can be used to help those exporters that will lose out from not signing the EPA to move their markets to fast developing Asia, USA, Australia and Canada. We must protect our country from economic slavery.
Miro 10 years ago

Don, what do we really have in place for ourselves? For starters, all we heard was that they were going to sign this agreement against all odds. You yourself commented that we exchanged adulterated Palm Oil for tomato juice. ...
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Don, what do we really have in place for ourselves? For starters, all we heard was that they were going to sign this agreement against all odds. You yourself commented that we exchanged adulterated Palm Oil for tomato juice. All this when we have an abundance of tomatoes? Other African countries that produce rice will not sell because they are being forced to buy rice so the economies of scale in imports and exports are already pitched against each other. This is for food commodities alone. Now, our key bargaining tools are industrial minerals and maybe a few services. Even with those, we don't have much to show for it after multiple successive governments who fritter away everything. I have to ask myself how the nation will grow or develop with the EPA. I don't see anything positive. If on the other hand, you wanted to develop an industry, or develop a joint high scale PFI... we shall sit up. @Kojo - You hit the nail on the head.
GHFUO, MALLAM MAHAMA BB! 10 years ago

WHAT ELSE DO YOU NEED TO KNOW?

WHAT ELSE DO YOU NEED TO KNOW?
Pat Yorke, SE15 UK 10 years ago

THE EPA should legally affirm the Fre movement of Ghanaians toEU without absolute restriction as laid in the EU Treaty for all signatories and respect the rights of members/ nationals to reside and undertake meaning economic ...
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THE EPA should legally affirm the Fre movement of Ghanaians toEU without absolute restriction as laid in the EU Treaty for all signatories and respect the rights of members/ nationals to reside and undertake meaning economic business in each member state. THat there are no visa requirements.
Let the EU accept this conditionality and we will procced on accordingly.
Miro 10 years ago

But we are not members of the EU. We are not even in the EU. They already have a facility for this called the Schengen Visa scheme. But I think I see where you're taking this. If they want us to sign the EPA that bad, they ca ...
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But we are not members of the EU. We are not even in the EU. They already have a facility for this called the Schengen Visa scheme. But I think I see where you're taking this. If they want us to sign the EPA that bad, they can give us open access also. Cool Plan. Give and Take.
MCBANASAM 10 years ago

Very good, I think we have to be circumspect and do our home work well before signing the EPA

Very good, I think we have to be circumspect and do our home work well before signing the EPA
Nii Ocansey 10 years ago

This is what the CPP and the Third World Network has been saying. Would Ghanaians listen>

This is what the CPP and the Third World Network has been saying. Would Ghanaians listen>

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