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Early years: emerging environment debate in GATT/WTO
Trade and environment, as an issue, is by no means new. The link between trade and environmental protection both the impact of environmental policies on trade, and the impact of trade on the environment was recognized as early as 1970.
Growing international concern about the impact of economic growth on social development and the environment led to a call for an international conference on how to manage the human environment. The 1972 Stockholm Conference was the response.
The 1971 GATT study
In 1972, the UN held a Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm. During the preparations in 1971, the Secretariat of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) was asked to make a contribution.
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Stats reveal expat boom in Spain as Brits rushed to meet Brexit deadline
Figures show a 6% rise in registered Brits last year in a record foreign residents total for Spain
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BRITISH expats legalising their situation in Spain ahead of Brexit have helped the country to reach a record number of foreign residents.
As of December 31, 2020, there were over 5.8 million foreigners living in Spain.
The figure was boosted by a 6% rise in UK nationals getting residency ahead of a final Brexit deadline.
Official government statistics put the total of foreign residents at 5,800,468 which is 137,120 more than in 2019.
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