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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10391
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (ae) eu/acp

Towards rapid accession of Southern Sudan to Cotonou Agreement

Brussels, 01/06/2011 (Agence Europe) - The 78 countries of the ACP (Africa/Caribbean/Pacific) and the EU, linked together through the Cotonou Agreement, would like Southern Sudan (once its independence is proclaimed on 9 July) to quickly become a full member of the Cotonou Agreement as soon as it makes its request. To this end, the ACP-EU Council decided on 31 May in Brussels to choose a flexible procedure for facilitating approval from ACP and EU countries. A joint decision will be...

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