The
Cotonou Agreement linking the ACP and the European Union was signed in June 2000 in Benin's largest city.
Ministers also had an informal exchange on EU-ACP relations after 2020, given that the
Cotonou Agreement expires on 29 February 2020.
'The Protocol is expected to guide Africa-EU relations when the current
Cotonou Agreement, which governs ACP-EU relations, expires in 2020.
The ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (JPA) brings together 78 MEPs and 78 African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries that signed the
Cotonou Agreement, the basis of ACP-EU cooperation and development work.
FILE: Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli and Housing Minister Moustafa Madbouli ADDIS ABABA - 18 November 2018: Egyptian Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli underlined the importance of narrowing the gap of views among African nations to be united while negotiating with the EU on the future of their cooperation after the
Cotonou agreement expires in 2020.
The
Cotonou Agreement, which sets the framework for relations, expires in 2020.
The minister indicated that the meetings have discussed a number of political, economic and social issues and
Cotonou Agreement.
All this funding is made possible through the
Cotonou Agreement. The
Cotonou Agreement was signed between the EU and African, Caribbean, and Pacific states, and entered into force in 2003.
He attributed this performance to the freedom of access that the producers have to the European market and the other nations that are signatories to the
Cotonou agreement with the European Union.
"If Djiboutian authorities continue to violate rights of their citizens, then they are exposed to sanctions from the European bloc in line with the
Cotonou Agreement," the statement warned.
Since its creation, South Sudan, backed by the EU and the United States, intended to sign the
Cotonou Agreement with the EU, which would make it eligible for European Development Fund (EDF) resources.
The
Cotonou Agreement is a treaty between the European Union and the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) group of states, signed in 2000 in Cotonou, the largest city in Benin.