Relations between the European Union and the ACP countries: options for a new partnership. Green Paper

The Committee emphasizes that the main objectives of cooperation are sustainable economic and social development and an increase in living standards that will follow from the growth of a dynamic, wealth-creating private sector and genuine social progress. This objective will be attained if a fabric of trade union and other interest groups is built up to ensure that the socio-economic players are involved in the decision-making process; this must take place in the setting of a state governed by the rule of law, guaranteeing individual liberties and providing the services of general interest needed for social progress. �