ESA

Eastern and Southern Africa

UK offers Madagascar near tariff-free access to £3tn market to boost supply chain
The UK has moved to bolster its trade ties with Madagascar by offering near-total tariff-free access to its market, as part of efforts to boost exports and strengthen supply chain links with developing economies.
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.
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
Commission reports on thirteenth negotiation round with five Eastern and Southern African countries to deepen existing EPA
The European Commission has published a report summarising progress made during the latest negotiation round to deepen the existing Economic Partnership Agreement with five Eastern and Southern African partners.
Kenya-EU Economic Partnership Agreement: a closer look reveals limited progress
The journey of EPAs continues to unfold, with each chapter revealing new complexities and challenges. As negotiations progress, it remains crucial to monitor the evolving dynamics and their implications for trade relations between the EU and its partner countries.
Commission reports on eleventh negotiation round with five Eastern and Southern African countries to deepen existing Economic Partnership Agreement
The European Commission published the report summarising progress made during the latest negotiation round to deepen the existing Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with five Eastern and Southern African partners.
EU-ESA EPA: EU proposals (Jun 2021)