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Below: David Martin is speaking at the Strasbourg Plenary session of 20 October where he welcomes the proposal that would give Pakistan the opportunity to trade its way out of some of its difficulties and still give an incentive to come into line with social and human rights standards between now and 2014 in order to qualify for GSP+ in 2014. ‘It gives the emergency aid we need now but, also says “you have a duty yourself to put your country in order if you want to continue to qualify for these benefits”’. The European Council has recognised that, in addition to the immediate and significant humanitarian aid and development assistance, ambitious trade measures are essential for economic recovery and growth and that trade is part of the long-term response to the ongoing crisis. To this end, the Commission is proposing to liberalise 75 tariff lines on imports from Pakistan in order to support Pakistan’s reconstruction efforts in the medium term.

Below: David Martin leads the the European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) of six election analysts from four EU member states to Tanzania for the general elections scheduled to take place on 31 October 2010. The role of the Mission is to provide support for the development of the country's democratic institutions and procedures, and to assist partner countries in their objective to hold elections of a high standard. In this context the EU EOM conducts a comprehensive analysis of the electoral process and provides an impartial and informed assessment of the elections to strengthen the confidence of voters to participate freely.

 

 

Below: David speaking in the European Parliament concerning the ACTA agreement - a global multilateral agreement seeking to tackle the counterfeiting of goods, generic medicines and online copyright infringement.

 

 

Below: At the March session of the Strasbourg Plenary, David expresses regret that South Korea has declared the death penalty legal.


 

Below: David asks that the Spanish Presidency considers Edinburgh District Council's Zero Tolerance Campaign of twenty years ago in relation to the holistic approach it took in tackling violence against women.

 

Below: On 10 February, at the Strasbourg Plenary, David requests that the Commissioner for Trade look seriously at Oxfam's proposal for a'Robin Hood Tax' - a 0.05% tax on bank transactions to raise billions for development projects in the Third World. See alsohttp://robinhoodtax.org.uk/