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Report on the 14th round of negotiations between the European Union and five Eastern and Southern African states
21-Oct-2024 European Commission
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
8-Oct-2024 African Business
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
13-Sep-2024 Demerara Waves
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
22-Aug-2024 The East African
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
21-Aug-2024 FBC News
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.
EU woos Nigeria with elaborate trade deal
5-Jul-2024 Business Day
The European Union urged Nigeria to reconsider its position on the Economic Partnership Agreement to boost trade relations with the EU.
Kenya to open market for duty-free EU imports after trade deal takes effect
2-Jul-2024 Business Daily
Kenya and the European Union have enforced a trade deal after a decade of negotiations, opening up the domestic market for tax-free goods from the 27-country bloc after 25 years.
Trade agreements: How African states are resisting pressure from the North but not managing to assert their priorities
5-Jun-2024 Equal Times
African countries are regularly offered Free Trade Agreements by the world’s major economic powers. The balance of power is so unequal that they seem forever condemned to be the big losers.
NGO wants EU-Kenya trade partnership annulled
3-Jun-2024 The East African
A Kampala-based NGO has gone to the East African Court of Justice seeking orders to block Kenya and the EAC Secretary-General from implementing the Economic Partnership Agreement Nairobi signed with the European Union.
EU approves economic partnership deal with Kenya
31-May-2024 Yeni Safak
Agreement set to strengthen cooperation with Kenya — recognized as economic hub of East Africa — benefiting workers, businesses, traders on both sides.
EU, Kenya trade deal gets parliament nod
28-Apr-2024 Business Daily
The National Assembly has approved the Kenya-European Union (EU) Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), a trade, deal that guarantees traders access to the €13 trillion European market on duty-free (no taxes) and quota-free (unlimited exports) terms.
Commission reports on thirteenth negotiation round with five Eastern and Southern African countries to deepen existing EPA
12-Apr-2024 European Commission
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.
All eyes on Kenya, EAC after European parliament backs free trade pact
4-Mar-2024 The Standard
Lawmakers at the European Parliament this week voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new bilateral deal that will boost trade between Kenya and the EU bloc.
MEPs green light bolstering trade ties with Kenya
29-Feb-2024 European Parliament
MEPs voted by 366 in favour, 86 against and 56 abstentions to give their consent to the EU-Kenya Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA).
Guyana seeks clarity from EU before signing Samoa Agreement
12-Feb-2024 Newsroom
While the Samoa Agreement comes into force at the start of 2024, Guyana has not yet signed on.
"We call upon Members of European Parliament to vote against the EU-Kenya EPA"
8-Feb-2024 Collectif Stop CETA Mercosur
In an open letter signed by over thirty organisations from Kenya and the EU, civil society groups call on MEPs to vote against the agreement.
EU and Kenya sign ’historic’ partnership to boost investment, trade
19-Dec-2023 France 24
Kenya and the European Union on Monday signed a long-negotiated trade agreement to increase the flow of goods between the two markets, as Brussels pursues stronger economic ties with Africa.
Jamaica signs Samoa Agreement
15-Dec-2023 Jamaica Observer
The Jamaican Government signed the Samoa Agreement at the headquarters of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) in Brussels, Belgium.
EU-ACP "Samoa" agreement text (Jul 2023)
7-Dec-2023 UNCTAD
ACP-EU cooperation: the new Samoa agreement finally signed
23-Nov-2023 European Interest
The new agreement will be signed on November 15 and will constitute the framework for relations between the EU and 78 countries in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific.