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Pacific Islands / Pacific Forum
New brief says Regional trade agreement bad for business.
A political battle is brewing in the Pacific over tuna as rising competition from Chinese vessels sours long-standing fishing arrangements between the US and Pacific island nations.
Explore all options is the instructions Pacific leaders have told officials who are negotiating an economic partnership agreement with the European Union.
Peru is making progress in implementing the agenda of new trade agreements
The Ministers highlighted that the interim EPA in its current form is not the preferable option for most parties as it has no development benefits
The ACP Parliamentary Assembly called for a joint Pacific European Commission Ministerial meeting to address the remaining contentious issues and to work constructively to conclude a development friendly comprehensive EPA by December 31, 2015.
The organisation of African, Carribean and Pacific countries says the European Union's decision to defer negotiations for an Economic Partnership Agreement with the Pacific states is unacceptable.
Fourteen Pacific Island Forum countries are currently locked in negotiations with their two largest economic neighbours, Australia and New Zealand, to forge a new regional free trade agreement called ‘PACER Plus’, which supporters believe will boost economic growth in the region.
The European Union's ambassador to the Pacific says the EU is still committed to trade relations with the Pacific, despite stalled negotiations for an Economic Partnership Agreement.
The European Union have proposed a 3 year pause in negotiations on the Economic Partnership Agreement, according to Fiji media.
