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West Africa to seek delay to European trade deal
20-Jan-2007 Reuters
West Africa plans to ask the European Union for a two-year delay to a planned economic partnership agreement (EPA), leaders said at a summit on Friday, but the EU’s executive Commission ruled out a postponement.
EU pact to open floodgate of imports
19-Jan-2007 AllAfrica.com
Thousands of farmers, jua kali artisans and hundreds of thousands of workers and their families will end up in deeper poverty if the Kenyan government signs an agreement that will allow farm and industrial products from Europe into the local market.
China, EU officially launch talks on PCA
18-Jan-2007 People’s Daily
China and the European Union (EU) announced on Wednesday the official launch of talks on a new pact, an apparent effort from the two sides to reinforce their strategic partnership.
Europe trumps US in Persian Gulf trade
18-Jan-2007 Forbes
While US free trade initiatives in the Gulf appear to be faltering, Europe has stepped into the vacuum, launching a charm offensive that appeared to be on the brink of clinching a trade pact with a bloc of six energy-rich Arab states.
UNICE-CII: Working together for an ambitious EU-India trade and investment agreement
18-Jan-2007 BUSINESSEUROPE
At a meeting in Bangalore, on 17 January 2007, BUSINESSEUROPE and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) adopted a joint statement supporting the rapid launch of the negotiations of an ambitious EU-India trade and investment agreement.
India seeks Portugal support in India-EU free trade agreement
13-Jan-2007 Zee News
India said with Portugal taking presidency of the European Union by July, the strong ties between the two countries would help expedite the proposed free trade agreement between India and the EU.
Europe (re)joins the FTA bandwagon
13-Jan-2007 AEI
A view on the similarities and differences between the US and the EU’s FTA strategies.
Forward with the struggle to stop the EPAs
11-Jan-2007 Third World Network Africa
From 11-14 December 2006, the 9th Annual Review Meeting of the Africa Trade Network took place in Accra, Ghana. This is the final declaration that came out of the meeting.
Push on Capitol Hill to boost US-Caricom ties
11-Jan-2007 The Nation
With the Democrats getting ready to take charge of Capitol Hill in Washington, a multifaceted initiative designed to boost economic and political ties between the United States and CARICOM has been placed on the table. It’s the brainchild of Manchester Trade, a private firm of international business advisors in Washington.
CARICOM gets European funding to advance regional economic integration
11-Jan-2007 Caribbean Net News
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will benefit from a 40.5 million euro grant to support the Caribbean region in achieving its objective of regional economic integration and repositioning into the world economy.
EU and Syria start over
6-Jan-2007 Café Babel
Syria is the only Mediterranean country which has not signed an agreement with the EU. Can a timely carrot-and-stick strategy re-engage both?
Merkel promotes TAFTA with Bush
6-Jan-2007 Market Day
A U.S.-European economic partnership is critical to both regions’ economies, new European Union President Angela Merkel of Germany says.
EPA with Europe in doubt
6-Jan-2007 Islands Business
Intransigence of positions and unfolding of more "red lines" by bureaucrats at the European Commission (EC) could jeopardise the region’s hopes of securing an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union, outgoing chief negotiator of the Pacific, Kaliopate Tavola has warned.
EPA road-show rolls on
4-Jan-2007 AllAfrica.com
Negotiations between African countries and the European Union aimed at finalizing free trade deals known as Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) are continuing apace. As part of the process that will finalise EPA deals sometime in 2007, Eastern and Southern Africa countries have just submitted a draft EPA document to the EU. But, in this article, Richard Kamidza documents the astonishing lack of consultation in the negotiating process, claiming that in some cases even cabinet ministers don’t know the details.
Midterm Review of the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs): Independent contribution of the regional networks of farmers’ organizations
29-Dec-2006
The networks of farmers’ organizations of five ACP sub-regions (Central Africa, East Africa, Southern Africa, West Africa and the Caribbean) have carried out their own mid-term assessment of the state of progress in the negotiation of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) in order to contribute to the formal review foreseen in article 37,4 of the Cotonou Agreement.
“Is it possible to negotiate development agreements between the EU and the ACP regions ?”
29-Dec-2006
The ACP farmer networks present their contributions to the Comprehensive Review of EPA Preparations and Negotiation for All ACP Regions
Gender review of the Economic Partnership Agreements
21-Dec-2006 IGTN
Paper presented to the European Commission in Brussels by Liepollo Lebohang Pheko from IGTN-Africa on the gender impacts of liberalization of Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA).
Industry lobbies for changes to environmental, trade policies
21-Dec-2006 FoodNavigator
Examines the food industry’s strategy in lobbying EU legislators during 2007 on environmental policies and international trade issues.
EU welcomes signing of new Central European Free Trade Agreement
20-Dec-2006 ABHaber
Prime Ministers of South Eastern European countries and territories have today signed a new Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA).
Services, investment to be covered by new trade deal with EU
19-Dec-2006 East African
The service sector will be included in the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the European Union and the East and Southern African (ESA) countries as the parties enter the final stages of agreeing on a deal.