Tag: EU-Africa relations
ACP countries target economic transformation in new relationship with Europe
17 Oct 17 NewsMembers of Parliaments from Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific gathered in Brussels this week for the 47th session of the ACP Parliamentary Assembly, as well as joint intersessi...
ESA-EU Interim EPA: Joint communiqué of the sixth meeting of the EPA Committee
13 Oct 17 NewsThe sixth meeting of the EPA Committee under the Interim Economic Partnership Agreement (IEPA) between the Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA) region and the European Union was held ...
President Museveni, EU Commission boss, discuss EPAs
29 Sep 17 NewsPresident Yoweri Museveni has met the European Union (EU) Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and presented a raft of concerns raised by East African Community member states o...
SADC-EU Economic Partnership Agreement Documents and Resources
15 Sep 17 ResourceEuropean Union’s trading relationship with Africa – 2016
17 Jul 17 InfographicsEU-Africa relations date over 60 years since the signing of the Rome Treaty, through to the Cotonou Agreement in 2000 and more recently the signing of the Economic Partnership Agre...
Recognition and protection of geographical indications in the EU-SADC Economic Partnership Agreement
29 Jun 17 DiscussionTalkmore Chidede, tralac Researcher, discusses geographical indications used by South Africa and their protection under the EU-SADC EPA
Geographical indications (GIs) are unique n...
EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with East and Southern Africa (ESA) – Implications for Zimbabwe
28 Jun 17 PublicationsThe European Union has been negotiating the World Trade Organisation (WTO)-compatible Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) with the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) group of ...
G20 Africa Partnership Conference: Speech by German Chancellor Angela Merkel
19 Jun 17 NewsG20 Africa Partnership – Investing in a Common Future Conference
On 12-13 June 2017, the German G20 Presidency gathered together Heads of States and Min...
Africa, Europe are not threats to each other – Kagame
09 Jun 17 NewsAfrican and European countries should work together to foster domestic and global development instead of looking at each other as threats, President Paul Kagame has said.
The...
European Union woos Tanzania to sign trade deal
15 May 17 NewsThe European Union has invited the government of Tanzania for dialogue over the Economic Partnership Agreement impasse that has threatened to derail the trade pact between the bloc...
MEPs in Ghana and Ivory Coast to monitor EPA implementation
19 Apr 17 NewsMEPs from the European Parliament’s International Trade Committee are in West Africa this week, to monitor the implementation of Economic Partnership Agreements.
A team of six M...
Are EPAs still on the African Agenda?
05 Apr 17 PublicationsThe Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) date back to the signing of the Cotonou Agreement (the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement) in 2000. Since that time, it has been the framework ...
Can the relationship between Europe and Africa stand the test of time?
31 Mar 17 NewsThe European Union’s relationship with Africa is as old as the independence story.
The signing of the Treaty of Rome, which established the European Economic Community (EEC) 60 ...
Economic Partnership Agreements and the African Continental Free Trade Area
29 Mar 17 NewsAs of June 2016, the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) have been concluded – but not signed and ratified – in three African regions, namely the East African Community, the...
EACJ hears an application seeking Court’s order for stay of signing the EPA by partner states
16 Mar 17 NewsThe First Instance Division of the East African Court of Justice heard an Application filed by Castro Pius Shirima, a Tanzanian resident, against the EAC Partner States and the Sec...
Implementing the SADC EPA – challenges and impact
01 Mar 17 DiscussionTaku Fundira, tralac Associate, provides an update on the SADC-EU Economic Partnership Agreement and some of the challenges that may lie ahead
Negotiations between the European Un...
The European Union and the African Union: A statistical portrait – 2016 edition
01 Mar 17 NewsIntroduction
Africa-EU Strategic Partnership
Africa’s continental integration is a key priority for the strategic partnership between the African Union and the European Union. ...
Uganda struggles to deliver EPA to success
01 Mar 17 News
Despite the lack of consensus among the East African Community (EAC) partner states over the signing of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union (EU), Uga...
The Economic Impact of the EU-East African Community Economic Partnership Agreement
28 Feb 17 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...
EPA trade deal with Europe is a form of colonialism, says Magufuli
27 Feb 17 NewsTanzanian President John Magufuli Sunday described the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) as a “form of colonialism”, dampening the country’s possibility of signing the dea...