Tag: EU-Africa relations
The economic and social effects of the Economic Partnership Agreements on selected African countries
02 Oct 18 NewsThe European Union (EU) has concluded or currently is in the process of concluding Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) with the group of African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) cou...
African Union, European Union, United Nations leaders meet in New York
25 Sep 18 NewsJoint Communiqué: Third African Union-European Union-United Nations Trilateral Meeting
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat, the President of t...
European Union discussion paper on investment in South Africa
19 Sep 18 NewsThe EU, as South Africa’s biggest investment partner, welcomes President Ramaphosa’s strong commitment to building a new social compact around investment. This discus...
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18 Sep 18 NewsFeatured tweet, @SabineBohlke: Seychelles notified the WTO Committee on Regional Agreements on their accession to the SADC Protocol on Trade. Seychelles is a strategic trading part...
The EU’s bank in Africa steps up the action
18 Sep 18 NewsWhether or not Jean-Claude Juncker’s plans for a “partnership of equals” with Africa becomes reality any time soon, the Luxembourg-based European Investment Bank will have an...
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12 Sep 18 NewsPIDA Week 2018: Realising Africa’s integration through smart infrastructure and good governance (Nepad)
The 2018 PIDA Week (29 October – 2 November, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe) ...
State of the Union 2018: Towards a new ‘Africa-Europe Alliance’ to deepen economic relations and boost investment and jobs
12 Sep 18 NewsThe Commission is proposing today a new ‘Africa – Europe Alliance for Sustainable Investment and Jobs’
On 12 September, on the occasion of his State of the Union Address, Pr...
BREXIT: Where does it stand and what are the options?
12 Sep 18 BlogIf I were a business person in the United Kingdom (UK) or a concerned voter, I would be somewhat unhappy about the persistent uncertainty regarding the outcome of the Brexit proces...
Tensions grow over the future of the ACP group
31 Aug 18 NewsThe African Union wants to have a continent-to-continent dialogue with Europe, a change that could make the framework of the Cotonou Agreement implode and leave the Pacific and Car...
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29 Aug 18 NewsAfrica’s trade and investment relations: selected updates from recent events
Prime Minister Theresa May in Cape Town
(i) Joint statement by UK, SACU and Mozambique on a future ...
Joint statement on UK, SACU and Mozambique EPA
29 Aug 18 NewsJoint meeting of the United Kingdom (UK), Southern African Customs Union member states (SACU) and Mozambique trade ministers on a future UK, SACU and Mozambique Economic Partnershi...
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22 Aug 18 NewsGerman minister pushes for free trade deal ahead of Africa trip (DW)
Germany’s development minister Gerd Müller is promoting a “customs-free trade deal in Africa” ahead of ...
German minister pushes for free trade deal ahead of Africa trip
22 Aug 18 NewsGermany’s development minister Gerd Müller is promoting a “customs-free trade deal in Africa” ahead of his seven-nation Africa visit. Experts say the real issues are being i...
Identifying the role of civil society in the SADC EPA
21 Aug 18 BlogThe demand for civil society participation in the negotiation and implementation of trade agreements has recently intensified following the growing and progressive mainstreaming of...
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08 Aug 18 NewsTowards an EAC Regional Intellectual Property Policy: 15 August is closing date for completion of a questionnaire to inform the policy
Netpreneurs event: “Let’s make Afri...
Exceptions in the SADC-EU Economic Partnership Agreement
31 Jul 18 BlogPart IV of the SADC-EU Economic Partnership Agreement contains certain General Exceptions to the non-discrimination principle in the MFN and national treatment rules. Exceptions ar...
Trade routes: goods trade between SADC and the EU
31 Jul 18 InfographicsThe Eurostat database shows the export of goods (recorded in tons) to the EU28 member states by mode of transportation. The data shows the mode of transportation for external trade...
Trade between the SADC EPA countries and the EU
30 Jul 18 InfographicsGerman firms promised ‘Marshall Plan’ tax breaks for African projects
10 Jul 18 NewsGermany plans to use public money to support companies which invest in Africa, part of a new “Marshall Plan” with which it hopes to tackle the roots of the refugee crisis that ...
ACP negotiating mandate for the Post-Cotonou Partnership Agreement with the European Union unanimously adopted
04 Jun 18 NewsThe Africa, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) negotiating mandate for the Post-Cotonou Partnership Agreement with the European Union was unanimously adopted at the 107th Session of the A...