Tag: EU-Africa relations
EU signs Economic Partnership Agreement with Southern African countries
10 Jun 16 NewsThis development-oriented agreement is the first of its kind with an African region pursuing regional economic integration.
The European Union and six countries of the Southern Af...
The Economic Impact of the West Africa-EU Economic Partnership Agreement
02 Jun 16 NewsAn analysis prepared by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Trade
On 3 April 2014, Heads of State and Governments of Africa and of the European Union gathered at t...
Africa sees reasons for UK to ditch the European Union
25 May 16 NewsIt is a curious coincidence that, with the UK vote on membership of the European Union next month, the future of the bloc is uncertain when some in Africa lament the implementation...
WTO Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures: Activities of the Europe-ACP Liaison Committee
10 Mar 16 NewsThis report has been prepared for the Formal Meeting of the World Trade Organisation Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures, 16-17 March 2016.
CONTEXT
The Europe-...
The European Union and the African Union: A statistical portrait
26 Feb 16 NewsThis “statistical portrait” 2015 edition presents a broad comparison between the situation of the European Union, including EFTA members and Candidate countries, and the Africa...
ITAC’s agricultural safeguard investigation into chicken imports from the EU and the transition from the TDCA to the EU-SADC EPA
24 Feb 16 DiscussionWilliam Mwanza, tralac Researcher, discusses agricultural safeguards and South Africa’s impending transition from the TDCA to the EU-SADC Economic Partnership Agreement
The Inte...
European Parliament Committee on Development issues draft opinion on the conclusion of the West Africa-EU Economic Partnership Agreement
08 Jan 16 NewsDraft Opinion of the Committee on Development on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the West African States, ...
Economic partnership with EU vital for Nigeria’s development, says Commissioner Malmström
06 Nov 15 NewsCecilia Malmström, EU Trade Commissioner, visited Lagos, Nigeria on 5 November 2015, where she spoke at the EU-Nigeria Business Forum and meeting with government, business and civ...
Update on Economic Partnership Agreements between the EU and African regions
04 Nov 15 DiscussionWilliam Mwanza, tralac Researcher, provides an update on the state of play in the EPA negotiations between the European Union and African regions
An Economic Partnership Agreement...
Trade for All: European Commission presents new trade and investment strategy
15 Oct 15 NewsThe Commission is proposing a new trade and investment strategy for the European Union, entitled ‘Trade for All: Towards a more responsible trade and investment policy’.
The n...
Could Europe’s historical trade links offset China slump?
14 Oct 15 NewsFears that a slowing China will cause world trade to stagnate could be overstated, given European nations’ long-standing trade links with emerging markets (EMs) across Latin Amer...
Economic Partnership Agreements: What has Africa gained and what can it lose?
01 Sep 15 NewsACP countries were required for the first time to negotiate reciprocal, though asymmetric trade agreements, with a major – and developed – trading partner, the EU, giving birth...
The EiB: An effective implementing partner for European Development Policy
13 Jul 15 NewsOver the decades, the EU’s development policies have been anchored in its partnership agreements with the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) group of countries. These agreement...
European Union gives Sh1bn to boost Kenyan exports
28 May 15 News
The European Union (EU) has channelled 12.1 million euros (Sh1.26bn) to various players in Kenya’s export industry in a bid to save the ailing sector.
The money is to be s...
European Parliament’s Trade Committee wastes ground-breaking opportunity on conflict minerals
16 Apr 15 NewsJoint Civil Society Public Statement
Today [14 April 2015] the European Parliament’s Committee on International Trade (INTA) wasted a ground-breaking opportunity to tackle the d...
South Africa alleges “inconsistent” citrus inspections in Southern Europe
24 Feb 15 NewsSouth African delegates will soon be touring several European nations in a bid to clarify citrus black spot (CBS) inspection procedures, which are estimated to be squeezing more th...
Why Europe needs to regulate the trade in minerals
03 Dec 14 News“That diamond upon your finger, say how came it yours?” asks Shakespeare’s Cymbeline. “Thou’lt torture me,” responds the villainous Iachimo, “to leave unspo...
European Union hesitates to import Kenya’s produce even as GMO war rages
18 Nov 14 NewsLast week’s promise by members of the European Union (EU) that they would allow genetically modified foods from Kenya into their region may have been premature, with the European...
European Union says no to Kenya’s plea for export tax refund
04 Nov 14 NewsThe European Union has reiterated it will not issue tax refunds to Kenyan fresh produce exporters during the four months period ahead of the formalisation of the new Economic Partn...
The legal framework and state of play of Economic Partnership Agreements between the EU and African regions
29 Oct 14 PublicationsThe Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) between the European Union (EU) and respective African, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) countries are regional agreements aimed at prom...