Tag: Economic Partnership Agreements
SADC, EU inch closer to ratifying EPA agreement
20 Jul 15 NewsThe European Union (EU) and Southern African Development Community (SADC) are on the verge of finalising the signing of an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA).
Negotiations...
New study: Assessment of economic benefits generated by the EU trade regimes towards the developing countries
07 Jul 15 NewsIt is a well-known fact that EU trade policy is a significant tool for development policy. Indeed, the EU has a long tradition of granting preferential access into its market for e...
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...
EPA conclusion – no time for complacency: IPPR
23 Sep 14 NewsThe Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has warned in its latest Economy Watch Namibia publication, that although relief has been brought to affected industries, there is n...
SADC EPA Workshop, 23 August 2014
27 Aug 14 Eventtralac held a workshop on 23 August, 2014, in Cape Town, to discuss the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) that negotiators of the SADC EPA parties and the European Union (EU) in...
Legal and institutional aspects of the SADC Economic Partnership Agreement
27 Aug 14 PublicationsIt has taken ten years to negotiate the SADC Economic Partnership Agreement (SADC EPA). Negotiators of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) parties initialled the text...
The Conclusion of the SADC EPA
23 Jul 14 Discussionby Gerhard Erasmus, tralac Associate
The initialling of the text of the SADC Economic Partnership Agreement last week is a major event. It means there is a final text, which will ...
Southern African region and the EU complete negotiations for an Economic Partnership Agreement
23 Jul 14 NewsIn a move welcomed by European Commissioner for Trade, Karel De Gucht, and by European Commissioner for Agriculture, Dacian Cioloş, the chief negotiators of the European Union and...
Conclusion of the Economic Partnership Agreement
18 Jul 14 NewsAfter ten years of preparations and negotiations, the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the SADC EPA Group and the EU was ‘initialed’ by the Chief Negotiators on 15 ...
West African leaders back Economic Partnership Agreement with EU
14 Jul 14 NewsIn a move welcomed by European Commissioner for trade Karel De Gucht, the heads of 16 West African states yesterday decided to sign the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with th...
Status of the Economic Partnership Agreement negotiations between the European Union (EU) and the Eastern and Southern African (ESA) countries
25 Jun 14 PublicationsEastern and Southern Africa (ESA) is a diverse Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) group including Indian Ocean islands (Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius and Seychelles), countries ...
The possible effects on the Namibian economy of the signing or non-signing of the Economic Partnership Agreement with the European Commission as on 1 October 2014
12 Jun 14 PublicationsThe relationship between the European Commission (EC) and the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries is governed by the Agreement that was signed in Cotonou in June 20...
Cost benefit analysis of socioeconomic implications of a possible signature or non-signature of an Economic Partnership Agreement for Namibia and some repercussions for member states of the Southern African Customs Union
12 Jun 14 PublicationsThe document titled The possible effects on the Namibian Economy of the signing or non-signing of the EPA with the European Commission sketched only the possible direct negative ef...
African Trade Ministers split on EPA path forward as deadline looms
12 May 14 NewsThe October deadline for African countries to conclude their Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) with the EU took centre stage at a meeting of African Union (AU) trade ministers...
Ghana to be guided by collective position of ECOWAS on EPA
22 Apr 14 NewsMr Haruna Iddrisu, Minister of Trade and Industry, on Thursday said Ghana would be guided by the collective position of the Economic Community of West African States on the Economi...
tralac Annual Conference 2014
21 Apr 14 Eventtralac hosted its 2014 Annual Conference, a multi-stakeholder forum for trade-related developments for eastern and southern Africa, at The Table Bay Hotel in Cape Town, South ...
Africa should keep an eye out for EU-US trade talks
16 Apr 14 NewsThe current EU-US negotiations should be a wake-up call for African governments to be proactive and limit the burden that a trade deal of this magnitude will unquestionably bring a...
Africa, EU agree to work on outstanding EPAs issues
08 Apr 14 NewsAfrica and the European Union (EU) agreed at the end of the EU-Africa summit held in Brussels, Belgium last week, to continue working on outstanding Economic Partnership Agree...
EU-Africa summit to debate free trade
02 Apr 14 NewsEU and African leaders from 80 states are poised to meet in Brussels for a two-day summit as a deadline for tariff-free trade agreements draws near. Presidents Jacob Zuma and Rober...
Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) – State of play, future perspectives and implementation
15 Oct 13 NewsAddress by Karel De Gucht, European Trade Commissioner, to the EU-ACP Joint Ministerial Trade Committee, Brussels, 11 October 2013
Ministers,
This is now the fourth time tha...