EPAs

Economic Partnership Agreements between the EU and ACP countries (under the Cotonou Agreement)

EU official urges T&T: Ratify EPA, modernise fisheries rules
John Bazill, an official responsible for trade relations with the Caribbean in the European Commission’s Trade Department, is encouraging T&T to ratify the long-outstanding Economic Partnership Agreement with the European Union.
Cameroon ratifies Samoa agreement to extend EU-ACP trade pact
On June 11, Cameroon officially deposited its instruments of ratification for the Samoa Agreement at the EU headquarters in Brussels. This new partnership agreement between the EU and the countries of Africa, the Caribbean, and the Pacific is set to replace the 2000 Cotonou Agreement, which established the framework for the Economic Partnership Agreements.
EU, Mauritius set to finalize economic partnership agreement by 2025
The European Union (EU) has expressed its intention to expand multilateral cooperation with the island nation of Mauritius, located in East Africa, Azernews reports.
Commission continues work to deepen trade and investment relations with Eastern and Southern African countries
A European Commission report published highlights the good progress made in recent negotiations to deepen trade and investment relations with five Eastern and Southern African partners.
Decolonising EU trade relations with the Global Souths?
This article thinks reflexively about the decolonial option and the ruptures it triggers as to what EU trade policy is and the colonial logics sustaining ‘normative’ and ‘geopolitical’ narratives on/by the EU as a trade power.
Report on the 14th round of negotiations between the European Union and five Eastern and Southern African states
The European Union (EU) and the five Eastern and Southern African (ESA5) States which are implementing the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) are negotiating round of deepening the EPA at technical and Senior Officials’ level
How the EU deceives itself about Africa
Carlos Lopes recounts the frustrating experience of negotiating for Africa with the EU – and calls for an authentic partnership.
Caribbean unable to penetrate European markets – former CARICOM economic advisor
The benefits derived from the 2008 Economic Partnership Agreement with Europe have so far been very disappointing partly because of the inherently unequal/unlevel nature of the playing field.
Rwanda expresses interest in joining Kenya-EU economic partnership deal
Rwanda has expressed interest in joining Kenya’s Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union (EU), a top official said, becoming the first partner State of the East African Community (EAC) to do so.
Fiji and EU strengthen trade relations
Fiji and the European Commission have further strengthened the bilateral trade relations, through the full implementation of the Interim Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Pacific States.