Tag: Economic Partnership Agreements
The EPA story and Implications of Brexit
15 Dec 16 PublicationsThe objective of this paper is to set the background for a discussion and analysis of the EAC-EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) and the implication of Brexit on the overall t...
The impact of regional integration on Nigeria’s imports: A case of ECOWAS Common External Tariff on agro-processing
07 Dec 16 PublicationsThere have been several attempts to foster deep integration within West Africa in times past to take advantage of the well-known gains from this regional integration. These gains i...
Trade Implications of Brexit for South African Agricultural Trade and Trade Policy
23 Nov 16 PublicationsThe objective of this paper is to set the background for a discussion and analysis of the old Trade Development and Cooperation Agreement (TDCA) and its replacement the SADC Econom...
Court to rule on whether the EAC EPA should be signed: What lessons for REC Integration Efforts?
23 Nov 16 DiscussionGerhard Erasmus, tralac Associate, comments on the lodgement of a civil suit by a Tanzanian national in the EAC Court of Justice opposing the signing of the EAC Economic Partnershi...
South Africa’s transition from TDCA to EPA: Agricultural market access
04 Nov 16 NewsThe European Union and the Republic of South Africa concluded a Trade, Development and Cooperation Agreement (TDCA) which came into effect on 1 January 2000.
The TDCA “Trad...
Southern Africa reaps EU trade benefits
03 Nov 16 NewsFive southern African countries – Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa and Swaziland – have opened a new chapter in their bilateral relations with the European Union (EU) f...
The Economic Impact of the SADC EPA Group-EU Economic Partnership Agreement
11 Oct 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...
Entry into force of the SADC-EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)
10 Oct 16 NewsJoint Press Release from the Department of Trade and Industry of the Republic of South Africa and the EU Delegation to the Republic of South Africa
Benefits of a new trade de...
Kenya: Parliamentary Memorandum on the Economic Partnership Agreement between EAC partner states and the EU
12 Sep 16 NewsOn Wednesday, September 7, 2016, Parliament received the final version of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) as signed by the Government Republic of Kenya on 1st September 20...
Civil society views on the EAC-EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)
05 Aug 16 NewsWe, the members of Civil Society Organizations working on Trade, fiscal and trade related issues in the EAC, would like to present our observations and recommen-dations in respect ...
International Trade MEPs back trade deal with six African countries
18 Jul 16 NewsThe EP Trade committee gave its green light to an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with six member states of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) on Thursday.
The...
Economic Partnership Agreements: A case of unfortunate timing?
13 Jul 16 NewsIn preparing this paper, Stephen Lande and Dennis Matanda leverage their extensive first-hand experience with both the African Union and Africa’s regional economic communities. T...
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...
Historic EU trade deal to be signed in Botswana
27 May 16 NewsThe Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the European Union (EU) have wrapped up negotiations for the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), and are expected to sign th...
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...
EU-Southern Africa trade deal to be signed in Botswana in May
29 Oct 15 NewsThe European Union (EU) and five Southern African Development Community states will meet in Botswana in May to sign a trade deal that has taken at least 10 years to complete.
A da...