South Africa: Country to Revisit Economic Agreements With EU

Posted to the web 24 July 2008 Michael Appel Pretoria South Africa and the European Union (EU) are expected to revisit the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) as President Thabo Mbeki heads to France for the SA-EU Summit starting Friday. "Issues on the agenda of discussions are expected to include, among others, Southern African Development Community [SADC]-EU Economic Partnership Agreements," said the Department of Foreign Affairs on Thursday. The summit is taking place in the context of ongoing political dialogue under the auspices of the SA-EU Strategic Partnership and the SA-EU Trade, Development and Cooperation Agreement (TDCA). It will be the first regular summit since the establishment of the partnership in May 2007 and is a continuation of discussions took place during six SA-EU Ministerial Troika meetings since... [read full story]