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EU trade agreements threaten to crush Kenya’s blooming flower trade
16-Jan-2015
Kenya is one of the world’s largest exporters of cut stems, so how is the east African country faring in the face of Europe’s tough trade policies?
AGI divided over EPAs
13-Jan-2015 Graphic Online
Members of the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) are divided over whether the government should join other West African states to sign onto the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA).
Economic Partnership Agreements: Still a divisive issue
7-Jan-2015 Business in Cameroon
The opportunities that these agreements offer to Cameroon cannot counteract the threats of a loss in customs revenue, the risk of weakening the integration process and increased competition from EU products, experts say.
CETA draft: Important positions taken by the French National Assembly also relevant for TTIP/TAFTA and the EPAs
18-Dec-2014 Mediapart
On the 23 November 2014, the French National Assembly adopted a resolution whose importance cannot escape the attention of citizens who are opposed to the EU-Canada, EU-US and similar trade agreements.
EPA will not benefit Ghana – Adwoa Safo
8-Dec-2014 MyJoyOnline
Member of Parliament for Dome/Kwabenya, Sarah Adwoa Safo, has warned that Ghana risks losing its manufacturing sector if it goes ahead to sign the controversial Economic Partnership Agreement with the European Union.
The poison in the EPA
1-Dec-2014 Business Day
Africa must seek other viable alternatives in its quest for economic development, argue the editors of Business Day in Nigeria.
Are Comesa, EAC, SADC realistic in plotting Africa’s free trade area?
12-Nov-2014 Tanzania Daily News
If one takes a look at the real big winners in this project, it will soon be realized that multinational corporations mostly from Europe, North America and to some extent Asia which have set up base in Cairo, Johannesburg and Nairobi will be real winners.
EU-Africa free trade agreement ’destroys’ development policy, says Merkel advisor
7-Nov-2014 EurActiv
German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Africa Commissioner, Günter Nooke issued harsh criticism of the EU’s joint free trade deal with multiple African countries, claiming the EPA counteracts Europe’s development policy efforts.
EU-SADC EPA (as of Sep 2014)
4-Nov-2014
Kenya: Why we got a raw deal in EPA
20-Oct-2014 The Standard
The issues that had remained in contention until last week are critical for Kenya and EAC’s future development, but we capitulated.
EU strikes a comprehensive trade deal with East African Community
17-Oct-2014 DG Trade
Negotiators from the EU and the East African Community finalised today a new comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement between both regions.
East African states agree duty-free trade deal with EU
15-Oct-2014 Reuters
The EU-EAC Economic Partnership Agreement was signed in Brussels on Tuesday but must still be ratified by the five members of the East African Community – Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi – and by the European Parliament.
Accusations mar failed bid to reach a deal on the Economic Partnership Agreement
14-Oct-2014 The Standard
Political blockages in the trade talks between the East African Community and the EU continue.
EU hopes EPA with Kenya to be concluded by end of October
5-Oct-2014 Xinhua
"The EAC and the EU will set a new date to finalize the trade talks," an EU official told a news conference in Nairobi on Friday.
EU official says no deal so far on export trade talks
4-Oct-2014 The Star
East African states are yet to strike a trade deal on the Economic Partnership Agreement after the European Union said the proposals made by the council of ministers were inadequate.
Guide to the world’s biggest free trade deal – the economic partnership agreements between the EU and Africa
3-Oct-2014 ECDPM
ECDPM has released a ‘Frequently asked questions’ guide to the economic partnership agreements (EPAs) between the EU and Africa.
Flower farms warn of mass relocation over Economic Partnership Agreement impasse
3-Oct-2014 The Standard
Flower farms in Naivasha are now warning of mass relocation to either Ethiopia or Tanzania in the wake of the collapse of Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) talks.
Europe ’Awol’ from decisive EAC meeting on trade accord
1-Oct-2014 New Times
The East African Community’s last-minute efforts to have negotiations of the contentious Economic Partnership Agreement concluded before today’s deadline were dealt a huge blow after European Union delegates failed to turn up for a decisive meeting in Nairobi last week.
Namibia narrowly avoids missing EU trade deadline
1-Oct-2014 DW
African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) states that have not ratified Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) with the EU will shortly lose their free EU market access. Namibia was one of the last to say it would sign up.
Kenya’s dilemma over EU trade talks holds
1-Oct-2014 The Star
Kenya’s push for an expeditious agreement between the East African Community and the European Commission over the long dragging trade negotiations suffered a major blow as nothing had been signed by yesterday.