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Assessing the EC trade policy in goods
Groupe d'Economie Mondiale, 2007This paper argues that the recent shift in European trade policy to negotiate bilateral agreements with no less than 24 countries is taking Europe into dangerous waters. The bilaterals considered by the European Commission (EC) are characterized by high tariffs and non-tariff barriers in goods, and by restrictive regulations in services and investment.DocumentMonitoring economic partnership agreements. a methodological overview
Southern African Regional Poverty Network, 2007This InBrief presents a preliminary overview of some methodological issues linked to the design of a monitoring mechanism for the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) between the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) states and the European Union (EU) countries. The authors conclude that there is no ready-made approach for monitoring EPA negotiations and implementation.DocumentBusiness unusual: benchmarking for pro-development monitoring of the negotiation and implementation of an ESA-EU Economic Partnership Agreements
ACP-EU-Trade.org, 2007This report summarises the findings from a workshop held in Nairobi in April 2007 on “Benchmarking for Pro-Development Monitoring of the Negotiation and Implementation of an East and Southern African Countries (ESA) - EU Economic Partnership Agreement”.DocumentTrade liberalisation and the difficult shift towards reciprocity in the EPAs
South Centre, 2007African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries face significant challenges in the negotiation of an economic partnership agreement (EPA) with the EU. Negotiators have to take into account the difficult move towards reciprocity with the EU and the consequences that full liberalisation will have for:DocumentThe EU-Mexico free trade agreement seven years on. A warning to the global South
Transnational Institute, 2007The EU-Mexico Free Trade Agreement (FTA) has served as a model for Investment Promotion and Protection Agreements (IPPAs) between the EU and Latin American countries and regions since it came into force in 2000. This paper outlines the impact of the EU-Mexico FTA seven years on. It argues that instead of the promised economic and social benefits, the treaty has:DocumentAid for trade and financial assistance to implement the EPAs
South Centre, 2007This fact sheet analyses the trade-related aid pledges made by the European Commission (EC) to the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries, the relationship of such pledges with those made under the WTO Aid for Trade initiative, and the suitability and effectiveness of the European Development Fund (EDF) as a mechanism for easing adjustment and implementation costs related to the economic pDocumentThe value of EU preferences for the ACP and EPA contribution to market access
South Centre, 2007This fact sheet addresses questions on access to the EU market by African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries: Should ACP countries negotiate and conclude economic partnership agreements (EPAs) out of fear of losing their current preferences?DocumentDevelopment at crossroads: The economic partnership agreement negotiations with eastern and southern African countries on trade in services
South Centre, 2007This paper examines the dynamics of services trade in Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) within the context of the EU-ACP economic partnership agreement (EPA) negotiations, assessing what is at stake for the Eastern and Southern African (ESA) countries.DocumentEconomic Partnership Agreements: What happens in 2008?
Overseas Development Institute [ES], 2007This Briefing Paper presents five options for what might happen after 1 January 2008 when the deadline for EPA negotiations expires. It builds on previous ODI Briefing Papers (numbers 4, 5 and 6). The options discussed are: