Tag: EU-Africa relations
tralac’s Daily News Selection
28 Jan 19 NewsEvents listing, Part II
Profiled trade and development event listings: events happening outside of Africa
ITC and Commonwealth Secretariat: Women in the digital economy and inter...
EPA: Test of unity as Kenya breaks away
28 Jan 19 NewsKenya hopes to marshal support for its ambitious plan to trade with Europe during the East African Community (EAC) Heads of State Summit scheduled for February 1, in Arusha, after ...
EU-AU Ministers of Foreign Affairs Meeting: Joint Communiqué
28 Jan 19 NewsEurope and Africa are each other’s closest neighbours. What happens in Africa matters in Europe, and vice versa.
As equal partners with mutual interests, the two sides are worki...
Signs suggest global economic growth spurt has peaked but will remain steady at 3 percent in 2019-2020
22 Jan 19 NewsEconomic prospects threatened by weakened support for multilateralism, tightening of financial conditions and heightened trade tensions
The global economy will continue to grow at...
Brexit after the Prime Minister’s Defeat
18 Jan 19 BlogAfter a devastating defeat for Theresa May, the Brexit clock keeps ticking. On Tuesday 15 January, the House of Commons rejected her Bill on the Withdrawal Agreement with the Europ...
tralac’s Daily News Selection
16 Jan 19 NewsFeatured tweets:
@KendalHembroff: G20 Trade and Investment Working Group meeting [15-16 January] to discuss challenges facing international trading system and need for WTO reform ...
Simulating UK-Africa Trade Liberalisation: Nigeria
21 Dec 18 PublicationsWith the UK’s relationship with the EU likely to soon change fundamentally, new initiatives are called for in order to strengthen the UK’s trading relationships with its Africa...
Simulating UK-Africa Trade Liberalisation: Kenya
21 Dec 18 PublicationsWith the United Kingdom set to exit the European Union (EU) in the near future, current news is focusing on the future UK-EU trade relationship. For the UK’s global trade partner...
tralac’s final Daily News Selection 2018
18 Dec 18 NewsToday in Vienna: The High-Level Forum Africa-Europe
President Kagame and Chancellor Kurz decided to call for a High-Level Forum to provide a space for European and African leaders...
Cooperation with Africa on an equal footing: Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz at High-Level Forum Africa-Europe
18 Dec 18 News“We now have to change the way we look at Africa. We must not think exclusively of poverty, the threat of migration and a lack of respect for human rights. What is required now a...
EU and ACP countries conclude first round of negotiations to modernise their relations
18 Dec 18 NewsThe two chief negotiators met on Friday, 14 December 2018 in Brussels to take stock of the progress achieved and discuss next steps.
The first series of talks between the EU and 7...
Southern African Customs Union (SACU)’s trade and tariff profile
14 Dec 18 BlogThe members of SACU are Botswana, Lesotho, Eswatini, Namibia and South Africa. SACU’s objectives include to, inter alia, facilitate cross-border movement of goods between me...
What is a Customs Union like SACU about?
14 Dec 18 BlogFrom a legal and technical point of view the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) is a Customs Union (CU) and an international organization with legal personality. Since a CU is a...
The Brexit that refuses to arrive
13 Dec 18 PublicationsOn Wednesday, 12 December (107 days before Brexit happens), a deeply divided Conservative Party voted, under a special procedure allowing a leadership challenge by secret ballot, t...
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07 Dec 18 News2018 African Economic Conference: outcomes
Economic integration is seen as a game-changer for achieving inclusive sustainable development. Read more in the Overview of Conference ...
Linking policies on development and trade
07 Dec 18 NewsGermany’s Federal Government has announced a Development Investment Fund. The new scheme can become an important milestone for realigning cooperation with Africa – towards dove...
WTO members review regional trade agreements covering EU, Ghana and EAEU
22 Nov 18 NewsWTO members reviewed the interim Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Union (EU) and Ghana at the meeting of the Committee on Regional Trade Agreements on 19 Novembe...
Cut flower sector wilting under new rules, competition
20 Nov 18 NewsHopes by Kenya’s flower growers to exploit the lucrative United States market and stop dependence on the European market will not bear much fruit despite the recent launch of dir...
Extraordinary Summit on AU Reforms begins with the aim “to make Africa stronger and give our people the future they deserve”
17 Nov 18 NewsThe supreme organ of the African Union, the Assembly, which comprises Heads of State and Government of all the 55 African countries, began its 11th Extraordinary Session today with...
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16 Nov 18 NewsMali’s parliament yesterday, 15 November, unanimously ratified the AfCFTA Agreement. @AbdoulayeDiop8: Bravo au gouvernement & a l’Assemblée nationale du Mali pour cette pr...