From a new starting point? The path has been cleared for the relaunch of negotiations between the EU and associated African countries over the economic partnership agreements (EPA) that caused so much heartache at the end of last year. This is an issue in which all African, Caribbean and Pacific states (ACP) are actually involved from the legal point of view but the world's eyes are focussed on Africa. The African Union (AU) has called on the EU to relaunch the talks at the highest political...