Lome and Cotonou
Executive briefs on Economic Parrnership Agreements
Authors:
; EPAWatch
Publisher:
EpaWatch, 2004
These Executive Briefs summarise the issues faced in the Economic Partnership Agreements negotiations, offering sections on key challenges or questions, and recommendations.
The papers include:
- issues arising from the EU´s food safety policy
- the issue of commodities in ESA – EU trade relations
- the issue of Cap Reform and the value of preferences
- the issue of supply side constraints in Africa-EU trade
- rules of origin issues in Africa-EU trade relations
- residual tariff barriers to African exports to the EU
- agricultural dimension of reciprocity
- the issue of preference erosion in Africa-EU trade
- situating economic partnership agreements
- the Commission's current approach
- procedures for negotiations
- market access and making use of trade preferences
