The most fundamental question we need to ask is, must
African, Caribbean and Pacific countries relate through Europe?
"Ministers will also discuss the upcoming negotiations between the EU and the
African, Caribbean and Pacific countries, known as the Post-Cotonou Agreement.
The agreement is the basis of the EU engagement with
African, Caribbean and Pacific countries, the agreement, requires recipients to ratify the Rome Statute, which establishes the International Criminal Court (ICC).
The deal would result in aid of about $300m to banana growers in certain African, Caribbean and Pacific countries.
The International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development said: "The new deal on EU banana import tariffs will be a boon to Latin American exporters but would trigger a drop in exports of the fruit from African, Caribbean and Pacific countries."
ActionAid claims that Mr Mandelson is violating a trade and development treaty in a move which could threaten the jobs of millions of poor people in
African, Caribbean and Pacific countries.
But the EU is also the second biggest importer after Russia, because of preferential arrangements made with
African, Caribbean and Pacific countries, which guarantee stable prices.
As a result of Australia's indifference, canned Philippines and Thai tuna fish will be levied a 25% tariff as against zero tariff on fish that comes from some
African, Caribbean and Pacific countries.
The loan was signed under the Caribbean and Pacific Impact Finance Facility (CPIFF) - a EUR 40 million lending facility which supports microfinance markets in
African, Caribbean and Pacific countries, targeting poverty reduction.
October 4, 2008 (KHARTOUM) -- Sudanese official said the European Union Group lobbied the
African, Caribbean and Pacific countries in a bid to dissuade them from including their supportive position to the Sudanese president in the final communiquE[umlaut] of their summit.
Today, European Commissioner for Development, Andris Piebalgs, and representatives from 21
African, Caribbean and Pacific countries, have co-signed the National Indicative Programmes (NIP) under the 11th European Development Fund for the period 2014-2020 in Apia (Samoa), for a total amount of 339 million.
According to Alder, the Cotonou Agreement is the cooperation basis among
African, Caribbean and Pacific countries and the European Union.
