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International trade: Calling on African leaders
4-May-2006 AllAfrica.com
Why is there a sudden shift to regionalism as opposed to the much over-blown globalisation represented by multilateralism? Can Africa begin to understand that there is a dynamic and concerted effort at balkanising the continent into segmented disciplines?
EPAs are a slap in the faces of poor countries, CSOs warn
3-May-2006 Public Agenda
The Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs), currently negotiated being between African, Caribbean and Pacific countries (ACPs) and the European Union are set to further reduce incomes of farmers and agric-related employees by 50-60%, anti-EPAs campaigners have said.
Southern NGOs want greater say in agreements with EU
24-Apr-2006 IPS
Civil society organisations from a large group of developing countries are insisting on full participation in negotiations under way with the European Union.
Fair trade campaigners push for the scrapping of EPAs
19-Apr-2006 Public Agenda
Thirty civil society groups across Africa and Europe have called for an end to negotiations aimed at implementing an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the European Union and Africa, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries.
West Africa: Oxfam cautions on Economic Partnership Agreements
15-Apr-2006 This Day
Oxfam yesterday urged West African nations not to mortgage their future by signing on to the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) being negotiated with the European Union.
ECOWAS trade ministers agree on conditions for EPA
14-Apr-2006 Africast
ECOWAS Trade Ministers have rounded off a one-day appraisal meeting on the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union with an agreement on pre-conditions to be fulfilled before the beginning of the second phase of the negotiations.
Alternative (to) EPAs: Possible scenarios for the future ACP trade relations with the EU
10-Apr-2006 ECDPM
The purpose of this study is to provide an overview and assessment of possible alternatives to EPAs in order to clarify the choice of alternative options that ACP countries have, to inform the policy debate and help increase the understanding of the different participants in the negotiations.
Coalition proposes alternative to EU, ACP trade agreement
10-Apr-2006 Daily Independent
A coalition of non-governmental organisations, opposed to the ongoing negotiation between European Union and African, Caribean and Pacific countries, under the Economic Partnership Agreement, has soften its stance on the discussion.
’Ill feelings’ about EPA
30-Mar-2006 The Nation
There are a number of "misconceptions" circulating about the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) being negotiated between CARICOM, the Dominican Republic, and the European Union, according to the principal EPA negotiators.
Goddard: Take EPA negotiations seriously
29-Mar-2006 Advocate
According to the general secretary of the National Union of Public Workers, Joseph Goddard, workers in Barbados stand to be affected by the EPA negotiations in terms of government procurement, intellectual property rights, agriculture, the provision of decent work, fulfilling the Millennium Development Goals, adding that there is the possibility of the agreements compromising the country’s sovereignty.
EPAs - another bad deal for Africa
7-Mar-2006
First, a recap: the West has over the years used structural adjustment reforms to keep Africa economically weak and increase the continent’s dependence on external loans.
EPAs remain roadmap for Africa’s development - EU
14-Feb-2006 Public Agenda
The European Union is still insisting that the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) whose implementation it is currently negotiating with four sub-regional groupings in Sub-Saharan Africa remain the only option for Africa’s development.
African and European farmers say no to EPAs and no to a WTO agreement in HKG
7-Dec-2005
Farmers organizations from West Africa and the European Union are convinced that the EPA talks will lead to an agreement which will be detrimental to family farming unless strong corrective measures are taken.
Papers from tralac’s EPA conference
2-Nov-2005 tralac
tralac recently held its annual conference in Cape Town on Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA) and their impact on African, Caribbean and Pacific countries.
Kenya to lose Sh9.5b in EU trade agreement
30-Oct-2005 East African Standard
Kenya and the European Union started negotiations for a new trade pact last week amid fears that the country could lose Sh9.5 billion.
EPAs: EU and West Africa agree next phase of negotiations
29-Oct-2005 EUROPA
EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson met with West African Ministers on 27 October to agree on the next phase of the Economic Partnership Agreement negotiations between the two regions. Ministers agreed to start negotiations in 2006.
COMESA, EU differ on economic partnership agreement
26-Oct-2005 People’s Daily
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) countries have differed with the European Commission (EC) on the development agenda of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) currently under negotiations.
ACP negotiators meet in London
10-Oct-2005 Jamaica Observer
Chief negotiators from the six Africa, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) regions that are fashioning the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union met in London last week to compare notes and review strategies, and emerged saying that they had a better understanding of the way forward.
Protests in St Lucia against EU negotiators
4-Oct-2005 Caribbean Net News
Farmers from across the Caribbean took to the streets of the St Lucian capital, Castries on Friday to picket top European Union negotiators, who were meeting on the island.
EU, Caribbean begins new round of trade talks
29-Sep-2005 My Caribbean News
EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson is in St Lucia today to launch the third phase of an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) negotiations between the European Union and the Caribbean region.