Tag: EU-Africa relations
German 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...
AU Executive Council adopts the African Common Position for Negotiations of a new cooperation agreement with the European Union
29 Mar 18 NewsMarch 21st, 2018 marked a historical day for Africa in its vision to build an integrated, prosperous and peaceful Africa with the signing of the African Continental Free Trade Agre...
SADC EPA TRQ Utilisation Update and opportunities under SADC EPA
15 Mar 18 DiscussionTaku Fundira, tralac Associate, discusses tariff rate quotas under the SADC-EU Economic Partnership Agreement
November 1, 2016, marked a new era in the European Union (EU)’s tra...
Court dismisses appeal over EAC partner states signing EPA dispute
19 Feb 18 NewsThe Appellate Division dismissed an Appeal filed by one Castro Pius from the United Republic of Tanzania, whose application seeking an injunction to stop the Partner States which h...
SADC-EU Economic Partnership Agreement: Mozambique Trade Profile
09 Feb 18 InfographicsOn 10 June 2016, the EU and six countries of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) EPA Group – comprising Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia and Swaziland (BLNS), South Afric...
$89 billion lost in underuse of European Union free trade agreements, report shows
30 Jan 18 NewsImporters and exporters make use of the free trade agreements that the EU has signed with other countries – but not as much as they could.
The full potential of European Union f...
Ghana and European Union holds inception meeting on interim Economic Partnership Agreement (iEPA)
30 Jan 18 NewsThe first meeting of the EPA Committee under the Interim Economic Partnership Agreement (iEPA) between Ghana and the EU was held in Accra, Ghana on 24 January 2018.
The meeting wa...
Final Declaration of the 5th African Union-European Union Summit
07 Dec 17 NewsInvesting in Youth for Accelerated Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Development
Declaration
We, the Heads of State and Government of Member States of the African Union (AU) a...
5th African Union-European Union Summit: Resource box
01 Dec 17 NewsThe 5th African Union-European Union (AU-EU) Summit took place in Abidjan, Côte D’Ivoire, on 29-30 November 2017 under the overarching theme “Investing in Youth for a Sustaina...
African Union-European Union Summit: Investing in youth for a sustainable future
30 Nov 17 NewsThe 5th African Union-European Union Summit took place on 29-30 November in Abidjan, under the overarching theme of Youth. The Summit brought together leaders from 55 African Union...
Joint press release of the United Nations, the African Union and the European Union at the 5th AU-EU Summit in Abidjan
30 Nov 17 NewsAbidjan, Cote d’Ivoire
The United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, the President of the Europea...
Foreign Affairs Ministers of Africa and Europe convene in Abidjan to brainstorm on joint development issues
29 Nov 17 NewsThe opening ceremony of the Joint AU-EU Ministerial Meeting was held on 28 November 2017 in the presence of AU Commissioners and high officials from the AU and the EU, ahead of the...
Europe and Africa are in business! Investing in opportunities at 6th EABF
29 Nov 17 NewsBusiness leaders, investors, innovative start-ups and young and women entrepreneurs from Africa and Europe met at the 6th EU-Africa Business Forum that took place in Abidjan, Côte...
European Parliament holds High-Level Conference: “Towards a renewed partnership with Africa”
24 Nov 17 NewsMany positive changes such as rapid economic progress, the strengthening of institutions and rule of law have taken place on the African continent over the last two decades. A...
The European Union’s External Investment Plan: green light for the first five investment areas
24 Nov 17 NewsThe European Commission has defined concrete areas of investments for its External Investment Plan. The new plan will mobilise €44 billion of sustainable investment for Africa an...
SADC-EU EPA High-Level Civil Society Forum – Johannesburg, 16 October 2017
19 Oct 17 EventOn Monday, 16 October 2017, tralac participated in the SADC-European Union Economic Partnership Agreement High-Level Civil Society Forum in Johannesburg, South Africa.
The Forum a...
South African poultry and the SADC-EU EPA
18 Oct 17 DiscussionAlthough the South African poultry industry is important in the broader agro-processing sector (especially in terms of employment) it is facing various difficulties. Even before th...
South African citrus exports under the SADC-EU EPA
18 Oct 17 DiscussionCitrus fruits are one of the most important export products for the South African economy. For 2016 citrus fruit exports (1.7 million tonnes) were South Africa’s main agricultura...
Time to reset African Union-European Union relations
18 Oct 17 NewsRelations between the African Union (AU) and European Union (EU) reached a nadir in 2016 following serious disagreements over European payments to AU peacekeepers in Somalia. The f...