Caribbean Political Economy

CARIFORUM-EC ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT (EPA)

Go to the categories CARIFORUM-EC Economic Partnership Agreement - EPA and CARIFORUM-EC EPA Debates for full documentation on the Caribbean EPA.  The links include the full Text of the EPA , with analyses of Market Access, Investment, Intellectual Property, Government Procurement, Disputes Settlement, Competition, and Rules of Origin; Anti-Development Dimension, Implications for the CSME; Adjustment Costs and other Technical Papers; critical commentaries by Havelock Brewswter, Mervyn Claxton, Norman Girvan, Vaughan Lewis, Dennis Pantin, Sir Shridath Ramphal, Sir Ronald Sanders, Clive Thomas; reports by Commonwealth-ACP, European Parliament, Oxfam, Taubira Report; and declarations by Caribbean Civil Society,and Caribbean Congress of Labour

LATEST ON THE EPA

EU Bows to Pressure, Moves EPA Deadline

The European Union (EU) may have bowed to pressure from Nigeria and other African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries by shifting the commencement of the controversial Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) from the June 30 deadline to October 2009

West Africa Holds Out for EPA Limited to Trade in Goods and Development Cooperation

The EPA signed with the EU on June 17, 2009 shows that West Africa is still successfully resisting extension of the EPA to Services and the “Singapore Issues”, as Guyana was demanding one year ago

EPA Signing Threatens Southern Africa Customs Union

Fears that accession to an economic partnership agreement (EPA) in Southern Africa will destroy regional integration seem to be coming true.

Africa right to hold out for a better EPA Sir Ronald Sanders

With the intention of getting a more favourable arrangement, several African countries are holding out on signing an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union (EU).

Africa and the Economic Crisis: The Case for Greater Flexibility in the EPAs Emily Jones

Haiti still refusing to sign the EPA Port-au-Prince, 27 May 2009 (Radio Metropole)

The Haitian Platform for Alternative Development (PAPDA) has welcomed the ” courageous position ” of the Haitian government in refusing to sign the Cariforum-EC EPA.

Is Guyana being punished for its opposition to the EPA?

Caricom-Canada FTA: What’s the hurry? Norman Girvan

How Free Trade Agreements Can Hamper Measures for Recovery from the Global Economic Crisis Third World Network

Schengen Visa exemptions: first class and second class Caricom citizens? Norman Girvan

Ecuador’s President rejects FTA with Europe

ACP Declaration on Bananas 28 May 2009

BANANA ALERT Joyce van Genderen-Naar

Caricom statement on EU banana proposals

See also EPA and CSME media watch.