Economic Partnership Agreements between the EU and ACP countries (under the Cotonou Agreement)
7-Nov-2016
Vanguard
The Economic Community of West Africa States ECOWAS,’ farmers have called on African leaders to resist the pressure being put on them by the European Union to sign the Economic Partnership Agreement.
2-Nov-2016
SOL
On October 13, 2016 the INTA Committee of the European Parliament debated Ghana's interim EPA (iEPA), with the participation of Ms Hannah Tetteh, Ghana's Minister of foreign affairs.
1-Nov-2016
The Southern Times
Countries in East Africa are ready to sign on a poorly understood trade agreement with the EU whose overall impact will be disastrous for years to come.
26-Oct-2016
Business Daily Africa
Kenya will continue enjoying duty-free and quota-free access for its goods to the European Union even if neighbouring countries fail to approve the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs).
18-Oct-2016
Financial Vanguard
The European Union may terminate the Temporary Free Market Access it granted Nigeria to export products to the EU due to Nigeria's failure to sign the ECOWAS-EU Economic Partnership Agreement, reports Financial Vanguard
17-Oct-2016
The Citizen
Europe is in crisis, and yet countries in East Africa are ready to sign on a poorly understood trade agreement with the EU whose overall impact will be disastrous for years to come. The good thing for Tanzania is that there are three months for debate.
14-Oct-2016
SOL
Asking to the EU the benefit of GSP+ would be by far a much better option than implementing its interim EPA it has already ratified.
14-Oct-2016
Fresh Plaza
The Joint Parliamentary Group has presented a non-legislative motion at the Parliament, urging the Government not to ratify the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the EU and the Southern African Development Community.
10-Oct-2016
Tax News
Southern African Development Community (SADC)-European Union (EU) Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) provisionally enters into force.
7-Oct-2016
Business Day
As the EU-SADC's economic partnership agreement takes effect, the Obama administration has raised concerns that US companies have been left at a competitive disadvantage.