On Friday 5 May, the ministers from the ACP (Africa, Caribbean, Pacific) states approached the joint meeting of the ACP-EU Council (see EUROPE 11780) determined to negotiate, with a united front, a binding partnership agreement with the EU for after 2020 when the Cotonou Agreement expires, and also determined to strengthen the position of the ACP Group on the international scene.
The 105th session of the ACP Council of Ministers, which ended in Brussels on Thursday 4 May, took several...