Brussels, 26/11/2008 (Agence Europe) - The European Union and Côte d'Ivoire signed, on Wednesday 26 November in Abidjan, the bilateral “stepping stone” economic partnership agreement (EPA) that the two parties had concluded in December 2007, at the buffer date set by the WTO for entry into force of a new trade regime between the EU and ACP countries (African/Caribbean/Pacific), compatible with multilateral trade rules. The initialling of the agreement at the end of 2007 had allowed...