Brussels, 29/01/2008 (Agence Europe) - Turning a deaf ear to the raft of criticisms of the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs), which are judged to have potentially disastrous consequences for African economies (see Europe 9589 and 9578), EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson is keeping the pressure up. He says the four EPAs which remain to be agreed with four regions of Africa and the Pacific region of the ACP states (African, Caribbean and Pacific), are the best option for lifting ACPs...