He met with Minister Davies, after the 2010 process failed - SADC and EPA MPs had agreed to adopt a conclusive EPA by 2011. The outstanding challenges for the European Commission (EC) and EPA members were negotiations on development trade, an MFN clause, market access and the liberalisation of EU textile imports. The liberalisation of the textile industry was a stalemate, but the EC had agreed to be more flexible on the EPA agreements, as well as consider a sustainable economic development EPA and aid for trade packages.