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View all search resultsBudi Santoso, who has been promoted from trade secretary-general to minister, is aiming to produce the IEU-CEPA during his first 100 days in office under a new target to conclude talks by the end of this year, the umpteenth deadline announced since negotiations on the deal began in 2016.
Delaying the implementation of the European Union’s deforestation-free rule for imported products may provide more time for negotiations between Indonesia and the EU on a free trade agreement but will do little to bridge the remaining divides between the two parties, analysts say.
It is little surprising that the EU's commitment to realizing the green deal has been met with skepticism, as some perceive these measures as neglecting the realities faced by nations like Indonesia, where the agricultural sector employs millions of farmers.
The EU’s demand that Indonesia implement UPOV 1991 is extremely troubling as UPOV 1991 offers an inflexible legal framework that severely restricts farmers’ rights, especially their right to freely use, save, exchange and sell farm-saved seeds.
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