EC/South Africa agreement: trade, development and cooperation

Parliament gave its assent to the proposal for a Council and a Commission decision. It welcomed the long-awaited agreement with South Africa. The Rapporteur, Mrs. Glenys Kinnock (UK, PES), told MEPs that the European parliament would be the first parliament to give its assent and, as such, hoped to set a lead to the other national parliaments so that it could come into force swiftly.�