The European Commissioner for Trade, Valdis Dombrovskis, formalised the conclusion of negotiations on the Economic Partnership Agreement with Kenya in Nairobi on Monday 19 June. Kenyan President William Ruto and Trade Minister Moses Kuria praised the speed with which the negotiations were concluded and congratulated the negotiators.
An agreement of this type had in fact already been concluded between the EU and the East African Community in 2016, but it has still not entered into force,...