Brussels, 14/12/2009 (Agence Europe) - In Brussels on 11 December, Fiji and the EU signed a temporary economic partnership agreement. This agreement had been initialled by Papua New Guinea and Fiji in November 2007, but in July 2009, only Papua New Guinea signed, as Fiji chose to postpone its signature (EUROPE 9952).
The Commission hopes that this temporary EPA, which is limited to products, will still lead to a full EPA early next year. Currently, it covers the vast majority of the...