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    Policy coherence for development: a practical guide

    EU Policy Coherence, 2007
    European Union development cooperation is not enough to meet the Millenium Development Goals (MDGs). Policies in other areas such as trade, agriculture and energy also have a profound impact on the development.
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    EPA negotiations in the Pacific region: some issues of concern

    South Centre, 2007
    This Analytical Note explores some of the main challenges related to the EPA negotiations in the Pacific African Caribbean and Pacific (PACP) region, particularly with respect to market access and regional integration, agriculture, and trade in services.
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    One minute to midnight: is there still time to rethink EPAs?

    Groupe d'Economie Mondiale, 2007
    The European Union (EU) and the African, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) countries are entering the final negotiations over Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA) that would liberalise bilateral trade between the EU and six ACP regional groupings. This brief argues for an alternative path to liberalisation that would minimize developmental costs while adhering to WTO rules.
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    Looking east: the EU's new FTA negotiations in Asia

    European centre for international political economy, 2007
    Due to the stalling of the WTO’s Doha round, the European Union pursues a new policy on free trade agreements (FTAs) centred on negotiations with three Asian partners. The author believes that this new policy is unlikely to deliver strong WTO-plus FTAs. He points out several flaws:
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    European centre for international political economy (ECIPE)

    The European Centre for International Political Economy (ECIPE) is an independent and non-profit policy research think tank dedicated to trade policy and other international economic policy issues
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    Aid for trade: twenty lessons from existing aid schemes

    European Centre for Development Policy Management, 2007
    Aid for trade (AFT), or trade-related assisistance, falls under the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) currently being negotiated between the European Union (EU) and the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries. This paper takes stock of existing AFT programmes and identifies financing gaps and needs for improvements of delivery mechanisms.
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    Demystifying trade in services: a strategic guide for ACP EPA negotiators

    South Centre, 2007
    African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries are in the midst of Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA) negotiations with the European Union (EU). Trade in services is renowned as one of the most complicated areas of these negotiations. This fact sheet simplifies the legal principles and rules, as well as concepts that govern international and regional trade in services.
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    EPA negotiations in the Central African region: some issues for consideration

    South Centre, 2007
    The Central African region is in the midst of two trade negotiations; an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union (EU), and the ongoing World Trade Organisation (WTO Doha) talks. This background note aims to increase negotiators’ understanding of the development implications in areas where both negotiation processes overlap.
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    Intellectual property provisions in European Union trade agreements: implications for developing countries

    IPRsonline.org, 2007
    The European Union (EU) is one of the major players in forging the international Intellectual Property (IP) scene. Shifts in its policy have global implications. This paper examines EU policy regarding Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) in bilateral and regional trade agreements.
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    Why inclusion of services in the EPAs is problematic: legal and development implications

    South Centre, 2007
    This policy brief analyses legal and development implications for Eastern and Southern African (ESA) countries in negotiating trade in services under the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) negotiations. It concludes that ESA countries should focus on developing domestic capacity to:

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