Report on the 12th ESA RNF - Mauritius, 03 August 2007

EPA NEGOTIATIONS IN EASTERN AND SOUTHERN AFRICA (ESA): WAY FORWARD FOR MARKET ACCESS NEGOTIATIONS

Report of a South Centre side event at the 12th ESA RNF Le Morne, Mauritius, 03 August 2007

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Discussions pointed to the fact that the conclusion of EPAs is really the best and most sustainable option to frame EU-ESA future trade. The challenge with this realisation is not the form of the ESA EPA, but its contents and the extent to which it echoes the region’s developmental concerns.