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European and SADC EPA region stakeholders discuss benefits of EU-SADC Economic Partnership Agreement in Maputo.

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1–2 March, representatives of the European Commission and of the private sector, government and NGOs from the Southern African Development Community EPA region met in Maputo to discuss the state of play of the EU-SADC EPA. The trade and development agreement was initialed in 2007 and then signed in June 2009 by Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland and Mozambique, with Namibia pending. Angola and South Africa did not join this first agreement but are negotiating a broader regional agreement.
The seminar was opened by the Head of the EU Delegation in Mozambique Mr Glauco Calzuola. Mrs Cerina Mussa, the Senior Official for EPA negotiations at the Mozambican Ministry for Trade, provided very valuable insights on the current EPA negotiations. Participants discussed all aspects of the EU-SADC EPA, with a specific focus on business opportunities for the private sector.

Document (EN): EC_EN_040310_European and SADC EPA region stakeholders discuss benefits of EU-SADC EPA.pdf

Author(s): European Commission