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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9129

11 February 2006
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) acp/eu
Countries of Eastern and Southern Africa and EU conclude legwork of bilateral negotiations on future EPA - Most delicate phase to start, establishing timetable to liberalise trade

Brussels, 10/02/2006 (Agence Europe) - The negotiation of Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA) between the EU and the six integrated regional entities of the ACP (Africa, Caribbean, Pacific) is making slow progress. In Mauritius on 9 February, the 15 trade ministers of the "Eastern and Southern Africa" region, together with European Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson, concluded the second negotiating phase of this bilateral trade and development agreement, which must be compatible with WTO...

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