As part of its transparency commitment, the Commission has published the report summarising progress made during the latest negotiation round to deepen the existing EPA with five Eastern and Southern African (ESA5) partners: Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, and Zimbabwe.
The round was hosted by Zimbabwe in Victoria Falls from 27-31 March 2023. It included discussions on ten out of the thirteen thematic parts covered by these negotiations.
The chapters that were not discussed were the Chapter on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures and the Protocol on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Customs Matters, which have already been provisionally concluded, and the Economic and Development Cooperation Chapter, which will be discussed in the 12th round.
The talks were held in a positive and constructive atmosphere and allowed further progress on the legal texts to be made.
The next round is scheduled to take place in Brussels from 26-30 June 2023.
More information
Report of the eleventh negotiating round
EU-Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA5) EPA deepening negotiations
Details
- Publication date
- 19 April 2023
- Author
- Directorate-General for Trade
- Location
- Brussels
- Country or region
- Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA)
- Trade topics
- Economic Partnerships