Ecom is a global soft commodity merchant and processing company specialized in coffee, cotton and cocoa, with operations in major producing and consuming countries, as well as with a small sugar operation.

Armajaro is also a global soft commodity merchant, with origination and exporting operations in the major cocoa, coffee and sugar growing countries.

Due to the growing demand for timber and timber products worldwide, in combination with the institutional and governance deficiencies that are present in the forest sector in a number of timber-producing countries, illegal logging and the associated trade have become matters of ever greater concern.

That's exactly the reason why, when we proposed that a new refinery be built in Quebec, we suggested that governments rely on their international relations to work with oil producing countries that are on a fairly strong financial footing and could get involved in a project such as this.

promoting the development of consumption and markets for all types of coffee, including in coffee-producing countries.

Regarding environmental sustainability, Member States underlined: Confirming the EU leadership in Energy efficiency by presenting an ambitious but realistic Action Plan on Energy Efficiency, with a view to exploiting fully the potential for 20% energy saving by 2020 Confirming the EU leading role in renewables by developing a long term strategy for the effective promotion of renewables (Road Map), and implementing the Biomass Action Plan, considering also long term goals Completing the review of the EU CO2 Emissions Trading Scheme as an instrument to achieve climate change objectives in a cost-effective manner Ensuring adequate support from RD D national and Community instruments to alternative and renewable energies with a view to incre ...[+++]ase their part in the energy mix of the European Union Assessment of the potential of the various sectors with respect to the global climate protection goal Regarding security of supply, Member States underlined: Europe should speak with a common voice in support of energy policy objectives when engaging third countries The development of energy dialogues between the EU and third countries, as regards producer as well as consumer countries The participation of our neighbouring countries in the European Internal Market, for example through an extension of the Energy Community Development of an authentic and sustainable energy partnership with Russia Intensified diversification of energy sources and with respect to supplier countries and transport routes Ensuring common operational approaches to address crisis situations and to reinforce solidarity Development of proposals on the physical security of networks Regarding competitiveness the following issues were mentioned: Ensuring full, effective and transparent implementation of internal market legislation , including as a prerequisite for the stimulation of growth in Europe Accelerating the development of regional energy markets within the EU and their integration into the EU inter ...