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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11792

20 May 2017
EXTERNAL ACTION / Development
Geographical scope of post-Cotonou agreement debated by ministers
Brussels, 19/05/2019 (Agence Europe)

Little progress was made in the brief exchange of views among European development ministers in Brussels on Friday 19 May on the terms of future partnership between the EU and the ACP (Africa, Caribbean, Pacific) group of countries after 2020, when the Cotonou Agreement expires.

The European Commission’s preferred option is a framework agreement with tailored bilateral agreements with each of the three regions. Ministers stressed that this “umbrella” agreement and the bilateral...

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