If there is any lesson to learn from the revolution in Egypt, it is that the EU’s existing policies towards southern Mediterranean countries have failed, note MEPs, who advocate revising the EU's European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP), so as to prioritise goals such as fostering the independence of the judiciary, combating corruption or ensuring that bilateral agreements give precedence to basic freedoms over economic aims.
EP deputāti cer, ka šī nolīguma ratifikācija ļaus ES noslēgt arī citus svarīgus tirdzniecības nolīgumus ar tādām ekonomikas jaunvalstīm, kā piemēram Indija.