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In response to written questions from the European Parliament, Karel De Gucht, the trade commissioner, argued with regard to bilateral trade deals that ‘bilateral agreements can go further and faster in promoting openness and integration, by... Agritrade News Update - March 2010

In December 2009, the European Affairs Committee of the French National Assembly submitted a report on EPAs. In his introduction, the rapporteur Hervé Gaymard argued that, given the ‘failure’ of the EPA negotiations to date, the approach shou... Agritrade News Update - February 2010

The EC has posted a fact sheet setting out its perspectives on the scope for ‘aid for trade’, the EU ‘aid for trade’ strategy and the financing arrangements for ‘aid for trade’ interventions. ‘Aid for trade’ is described as ‘development assis... Agritrade News Update - January 2010

CTA and ECDPM have published a paper entitled ‘The Caribbean rum programme Cost-Sharing Grant Scheme experience: Lessons for programme development in other ACP countries’. The paper reviews the origins of the programme in a unilateral change... Agritrade News Update - January 2010

On 9 December 2009 the EC and the EP launched a ‘debate on how to improve tax revenue collection in developing countries’. Trade Commissioner-designate, Karel De Gucht, highlighted the serious implications of the limited tax revenues in devel... Agritrade News Update - January 2010

The Trade Law Centre for Southern Africa (TRALAC) has posted a survey of safeguard provisions in regional and bilateral agreements, in which it highlights: the importance of safeguard provisions maintaining a balance between p... Agritrade News Update - December 2009

A comparative study on free-trade agreements (FTAs) involving developing or least-developed countries has been posted by the French Development Agency (AFD) and the Group for Technological Research and Exchange (GRET). The objectives of the s... Agritrade News Update - December 2009

A l’occasion de la 90e session du Conseil des ministres ACP, une résolution a été adoptée sur les APE et d’autres sujets liés au commerce. Parmi les enjeux soulevés, la résolution a exhorté la CE « à doter le processus des APE d’une véritable... Agritrade News Update - December 2009

On 15 October 2009 representatives of the EC and South Korea initialled a free-trade agreement (FTA). The EC will formally present the agreement to the EU Council in early 2010, with the agreement expected to have gone through the full approv... Agritrade News Update - December 2009

Third World Network has posted an analysis of the development benefits that can arise from the use of export taxes. The paper, titled ‘Benefits of export taxes’, reviews the historical use of export taxes (dating back centuries), and their us... Agritrade News Update - November 2009

In October 2009 the conclusion of negotiations on a free-trade agreement between the EU and South Korea was announced, and the agreement was initialled on 15 October. According to the EC memorandum on the agreement, ‘the FTA will quickly elim... Agritrade News Update - November 2009

A report has been posted on the European Parliament website setting out the Commission’s follow-up to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly resolution on EPAs, adopted in Prague in April 2009. In the report, the EC reiterates its commitment... Agritrade News Update - November 2009

The report has been posted of an ECDPM informal workshop held in July on contentious issues in the EPA negotiations and regional delivery mechanisms for ‘aid for trade’. The summary report provides a succinct review of issues of concern, and... Agritrade News Update - October 2009

An article in the July-August 2009 edition of Trade Negotiations Insights (TNI) seeks to address the issue of the implications of the IEPA agreements for the rights of LDCs and other developing countries to special and differential tre... Agritrade News Update - September 2009

The ICTSD has posted a review of safeguard measures in regional and bilateral agreements. The paper compares the provisions of 42 bilateral agreements to each other and to the WTO safeguard measures. It notes that generally ‘similar provision... Agritrade News Update - September 2009

In its latest update on the state of EPA negotiations, the EC argues that interim EPAs ‘must now be signed in order to safeguard preferences and move forward with talks on comprehensive, long-lasting EPAs’. It notes that under many IEPAs, ‘mo... Agritrade News Update - August 2009

On June 23rd 2009 the EU requested WTO consultations on the Chinese use of export restrictions on raw materials. Trade Commissioner Ashton argued that ‘the Chinese restrictions on raw materials distort competition and increase global prices,... Agritrade News Update - August 2009

An ICTSD article in Trade Negotiations Insights has explored in summary form the implications of the global economic downturn for the EPA negotiations process. The analysis notes the impact of the economic crisis on demand in major mar... Agritrade News Update - July 2009

In March 2009 AU ministers issued a declaration on the EPA negotiations calling for amendment of ‘article XXIV of the GATT with a view to allowing for necessary special and differential treatment, less than full reciprocity principle and expl... Agritrade News Update - June 2009

An IDS policy brief on the ‘aid for trade’ debate notes that to date ‘aid for trade’ initiatives ‘have often not been translated into a set of clear and concrete actions’. Rather they have focused on establishing ‘the right institutional fram... Agritrade News Update - June 2009

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