Parker slams 'derisory' leaked EU trade offer

Parker slams 'derisory' leaked EU trade offer
Rebecca Howard
Trade and Export Growth Minister David Parker has angrily slammed a leaked document on agricultural access for New Zealand as part of the free trade negotiations with the European Union as “a derisory offer.” “I am disappointed both by the leak but even more disappointed by the quality of what we are being offered,” Parker said in emotionally charged remarks to an event to present the New Zealand’s trade recovery strategy. “Let me be very clear. This latest offer from the European Union reflects agricultural protectionism in the European...

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