Bananas have been some of the most sensitive goods in the negotiations on regional trade agreements between the European Union (EU) and the Andean countries, as well as those between the EU and Central American countries. As the largest exporter, Ecuador plays a critical role in setting world...

In 2001 an agreement was reached at the WTO for the EU to introduce a tariff-only regime which would result in at least maintaining total market access for MFN banana suppliers. The analysis shows that, contrary to the WTO 2005 ruling, the import regime proposed by the EU in the second step of...