
7 July 2007, Maastricht, Pays Bas / Geneva, Switzerland
In an article published in Trade Negotiation Insights (Vol. 6, No. 3, May-June 2007), a bimonthly publication jointly issued by European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM) and the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD), Sarah Richardson reports on the twelve Summary recommendations of the EU-ACP Sustainability Impact Assessment of the EPAs.
ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly
26-27 June 2007 in Wiesbaden, Germany
At the occasion of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (JPA) hosted by the German EU Presidency in Wiesbaden from 23-27 June 2007, PricewaterhouseCoopers officially released the Sustainability Impact Assessment (SIA) of the Economic Partnership agreements (EPAs) between the EU and the ACP countries to the press.
The final report of the EU-ACP SIA was distributed to participants at the ACP-EU JPA and two members of the consortium obtained accreditation, attended the JPA sessions, seeking to actively to engage in dialogue and discussions with members of European and ACP parliaments.
25 June 2007, Geneva, Switzerland
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) jointly organized an informal information session on private standards on 25 June 2007. The purpose was to give UNCTAD and WTO members the opportunity to familiarize themselves with different private standards schemes, particularly in the area of food safety.
PricewaterhouseCoopers was invited to participate in this conference and the final report of the Sustainability Impact Assessment of the EU-ACP Economic Partnership Agreements was distributed to participants.
23-28 June 2007, Wiesbaden - Germany
Contact: jochen.krimphoff@fr.pwc.com
Document: DRAFT AGENDA and WORK PROGRAMME
20 June 2007 in Windhoek, Namibia
The Consortium was invited to present the final report of the Sustainability Impact Assessment of EU-ACP Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA) - Summary of findings, policy recommendations and lessons learned and in particular the study on Rules of Origin in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region at a SADC EPA information seminar organised by the European Commission on 20 June 2007 in Windhoek, Namibia.