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Africa 02-10-2019
EU launches talks on new African trade pact
The European Commission announced on Wednesday (2 October) the launch of negotiations with the five-nation Eastern and Southern African community on a new wide-ranging trade agreement.
Economy & Jobs 25-03-2019
EU waits for Tanzania to back up change of heart on stalled trade deal
An Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the EU and six East African countries has been stuck for several years. When President John Magufuli's Tanzanian government suddenly announced it was reviewing its position on the EPA with a view to endorsing it, EU officials were taken aback.
Development Policy 29-09-2018
New man vows to restore Nigeria's standing in Europe
Kingsley Moghalu is a confident man. He needs to be. The former UN official and deputy central bank governor turned politician will take on President Muhammudu Buhari in Nigeria's presidential elections next February, and the odds are stacked against him.
Senegalese milk production trying to find its way
In Senegal, the dairy sector is facing competition from cheap European exports - that makes its development much harder, EURACTIV France reports.
Africa prepares to drive a hard trade bargain with EU
Increasing trade between the EU and the ACP (African-Caribbean-Pacific), particularly African countries, lay at the heart of the ambition of the Cotonou Agreement. That was supposed to be embodied by regional Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA) with the EU.
How EU powdered milk threatens African production
The secondary effect of the common agricultural policy (CAP) on African agriculture is a source of concern for MEPs. In recent years exports of powdered milk have soared, threatening the African dairy sector. EURACTIV.fr reports.
Malmström put on spot by Nigeria on EU deals with ACP countries
EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström came under fire from Nigeria on Tuesday (24 January) over the state of the bloc's Economic Partnership Agreements with the developing world.
Trade & Society 31-10-2016
'Incomplete and outdated': Why I reject the EU-Ghana deal
The EU's trade deal with Ghana may not have made headlines, but it threatens to undermine the Sustainable Development Goals and West African economic integration, writes Jude Kirton-Darling.
EU wins the battle for reciprocal trade access in Africa
The six African countries threatened with losing access to the European single market have finally agreed to sign the EU's Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs). But the continent's regional integration may suffer as a result. EURACTIV France reports.
Brussels to end preferential trade access for uncooperative African countries
EXCLUSIVE / The EU plans to raise the pressure on six African countries to implement controversial free trade agreements by putting an end to their preferential access to the EU market. EURACTIV France reports.
EU Trade and Investment: A bumpy road
San Bilal, Clara Brandi and Max Mendez-Parra question whether the Commission's new trade strategy truly is "for all", and if it is in line with the global goals of the 2030 Agenda.
EU-Africa free trade agreement 'destroys' development policy, says Merkel advisor
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Africa Commissioner, Günter Nooke issued harsh criticism of the EU's joint free trade deal with multiple African countries, claiming the EPA counteracts Europe's development policy efforts. EURACTIV Germany reports.
African countries feel cornered in EU trade negotiations
The EU is anxious to finalise talks with Africa over a planned Economic Partnership Agreement. If negotiators do not seal the deal by 1 October, preferential access to the EU's internal market will be cut short, putting pressure on African negotiators, who feel their concerns are falling on deaf ears. EURACTIV Germany reports.
EU pressures seven African countries to complete trade agreements
Seven African countries face paying tariffs on their exports to the European Union if they fail to honour trade agreements signed with Brussels in 2007, EURACTIV France reports.
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