translate English to French: Meanwhile, the European Union, which had already suspended some projects in July, took steps to invoke a provision of the Lomé Convention which could lead to the suspension of its assistance.
L'Union européenne, qui avait déjà suspendu certains projets, envisageaient d'invoquer une disposition de la Convention de Lomé, qui pourrait l'amener à suspendre toute assistance à Haïti.