4th Pacific Tuna Forum discusses the broadening of tuna investments The latest issue of the Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) Trade News summarises issues and perspectives discussed at the 4th Pacific Tuna Forum, held la... 22/12/2013
Executive Brief Update 2013 – Pacific: Agricultural trade policy debates and developments 1. Background and key issuesRising food prices are a major cause for concern in Pacific ACP (PACP)... 01/12/2013
Pacific–EU EPA trade talks stalled because of tuna issues After the Pacific Trade delegation’s visit to Brussels to discuss the EPA, the Samoa Observer announced that “the possibility of wrapping up the tr... 01/12/2013
Cooperation with certification agencies to be deepened to consolidate Pacific organic sector Building on an EU-financed programme of support established under the Increasing Agricultural Commodity Trade (IACT) project, a memorandum of under... 15/11/2013
EU–Pacific fisheries strategy raises hopes and concerns The majority of MEPs voted in favour of the report on “a comprehensive EU fishery strategy in the Pacific region”. After the vote, European Parliam... 10/11/2013
Fiji preparing for end of EU sugar production quotas? Speaking at the 13th ACP Ministerial Conference on Sugar, the Executive Chairman of the Fiji Sugar Corporation (FSC), Abdul Khan, said that FSC is... 10/11/2013
Problems faced in Pacific EPA negotiations despite Commissioner’s upbeat assessment At the ACP–EU joint Ministerial Trade Committee on 11 October 2013, EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht maintained that the EPA negotiations in th... 10/11/2013
Production and market developments in the EU sugar sector While the Nordic Sugar operations of the Nordzucker Group in Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Lithuania have reported production in excess of the Group... 13/10/2013
EU–Thailand FTA negotiations: Tuna stakes Negotiations for an EU–Thailand free trade agreement (FTA) have resumed. In this context, the president of the Thai Tuna Industry Association backs... 09/10/2013
EU Pacific EPA negotiations placed on hold? According to a press statement released by the ACP Secretariat on 18 July 2013 “the EU has suspended efforts to settle a trade deal with the 14-mem... 15/09/2013