After years of negotiations, the European Union finally reformed its sugar market in November 2005. Unilateral trade concessions, ongoing WTO negotiations and internal pressures were pushing the EU for a change. The following short article highlights some of the key features of the reform and the implications for EU member countries, world sugar markets and countries that currently enjoy preferential access to the EU market.
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Busse, M., Jerosch, F. Reform of the EU Sugar Market. Intereconomics 41, 104–107 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10272-006-0180-9
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10272-006-0180-9