Brussels, 03/10/2003 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday evening, the day before trade talks opened between the EU and two integrated African regional entities (see yesterday's EUROPE, p.14), the 77 ACP countries (African, Caribbean and Pacific) and the EU noted in a joint report their points of convergence and divergence on negotiating economic partnership agreements (EPA). We recall that the EPA negotiated under the Cotonou Agreement must take effect in 2008 in order to prepare the establishment...