The Cotonou Agreement, successor to the Lomeacute; Convention, offers African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries preferential access to EU markets by establishing economic partnership agreements (EPAs) between the EU and blocks of ACP countries that are members of regional trading...

Current arrangements under the Lomé Convention have given African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries preferential access to EU markets, but the legality of this non- reciprocal arrangement has been challenged by the World Trade Organisation. The European Union has proposed replacing these...