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Namibia
The European Commission (EC) has lashed out at Namibia's Trade and Industry Minister Hage Geingob, claiming he knew all along that they would not give written assurances on the concessions on infant industry protection, food security, export taxes and the free flow of goods agreed to in the interim economic partnership agreement (EPA) negotiations.
The Minister of Trade and Industry Dr Hage Geingob yesterday provided rare behind-the-scene reasons that have kept the protracted Economic Partnership Agreement between Namibia and the European Union from being concluded despite months of negotiations.
Now, Africans are hitting back at Europe
Namibia will sign an economic partnership agreement (EPA) with the European Union (EU) when the outstanding contentious issues have been resolved through new wording in the texts of the interim EPA, says the country's trade and industry minister Hage Geingob.
The European Union says it looks forward to concluding an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with Namibia and other countries in the SADC-EPA region.
THE Congress of South African Trade Unions has urged Namibia to follow South Africa and Angola's footsteps in refusing to sign the much-debated Economic Partnership Agreement with the European Union, alleging that the purported agreement has a ‘hidden' agenda.
Namibia is taking another bite at discussions on the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union in the hope of reaching a favourable standing.
South Africa, Namibia and Angola have sent the European Union a letter -- on an official South African letterhead and signed by the three countries' ambassadors -- reiterating concern about the interim economic partnership agreement and urging the EU to allow more time before the pact is signed.
Southern Africa is at a crossroads. While the rest of the world is heaving and buckling under the weight of the financial crisis, the subcontinent is battling to overcome centuries of colonial and other boundaries through adopting agreements about a free trade area.
The size of the domestic market has long been a thorn in the flesh for local businesses.
