Montserrat Gago

Trade and sustainable development in Africa, Caribbean and Pacific. Working @EUTrade @EU_Commission 🇪🇺. RTs ≠ endorsements

[EU Trade 🇪🇺 @Trade_EU]

Time to get to work 🇪🇺🇿🇦

Today, we are holding our first government-to-government dialogue under the CTIP.

We are discussing how to make investment easier and open opportunities for clean energy, sustainable aviation fuels & green hydrogen.

🔗 https://t.co/f0gEshCr0n

#EUTrade

[EUinBotswana @EUinBotswana]

Last week,the EU-SADC Economic Partnership Agreement turned 10!

This decade-long partnership proves trade goes beyond market access-driving regional integration & attracting investment across SADC.

What has the agreement achieved so far?
Find out here: https://t.co/FC0VEEfxHx

[EU in the Pacific 🇪🇺 @EUPasifika]

EU Chargé d’Affaires Nereo García spoke at the #Pacific ACP #Trade Officials Meeting - the EU remains a #predictable and #reliable partner, committed to rules-based, fair, and open trading system, incl. through the interim Economic Partnership Agreement (iEPA).

Photo: @ForumSEC

[EU Delegation to Zimbabwe 🇪🇺 @euinzim]

#EU 🇪🇺 concludes modernised Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with Sub-Saharan Africa partners.

The enhanced EPA will remain open for accession by other ESA states, with negotiations still ongoing with #Zimbabwe.

“Our Economic Partnership Agreement with Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius and Seychelles is the EU’s first modern, comprehensive Free Trade Agreement with Sub-Saharan African partners – and today’s agreement to enhance and modernize it marks a historic milestone in EU-Africa relations. With nearly €10 billion in trade and €20 billion in foreign direct investment in 2024 alone, this agreement is already delivering tangible results – creating jobs, attracting business and helping our ESA4 partners diversify into higher-value sectors. The conclusion is just the beginning. Implementation is what turns ambition into real opportunity. Therefore, we look forward to launching our first joint EU-ESA Business Forum soon to connect our business communities and unlock the full potential of this partnership.”
Maroš Šefčovič, Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security; Interinstitutional Relations and Transparency

https://t.co/2vbJEBCy3O

[Maroš Šefčovič🇪🇺 @MarosSefcovic]

€10B in trade, €20B in FDI in 2024 - and we expect even more, having just modernised our Economic Partnership Agreement with Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles.

🔜 Our first joint EU-ESA Business Forum to unlock the full potential.

👉📝 https://t.co/agcuSgX2HL

[EU Trade 🇪🇺 @Trade_EU]

Acronym lovers, this post is for you: the EU–SADC EPA turns 10 today! 🎂

SADC = Southern African Development Community. Under this agreement we have Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia and South Africa.

And EPA = Economic Partnership Agreement 🤝

#EUTrade

[EU Trade 🇪🇺 @Trade_EU]

🇰🇲🇲🇬🇲🇺🇸🇨
Trade in goods, services, investment and digital trade.

That's the enhanced agreement we've negotiated with Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius and Seychelles.

A first of a kind between the EU and Sub-Saharan Africa.

Get the facts🔗 https://t.co/LZHankUPdm

#EUTrade

[European Union In Kenya @EUinKenya]

Strengthening EU-Kenya ties: Last week, Director of @Trade_EU Dora Correia met with @kenya_trade PS Regina Ombam, marking an important step in advancing the Kenya-EU EPA. Read more about it 👉 https://t.co/qzIVtbqxui

#EUKenya #EPA #Trade #TradePolicy #EconomicPartnership

[Trade Kenya @Trade_Kenya]

The Kenya–European Union Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) continues to provide an important framework for strengthening trade and investment relations between Kenya and the European Union, while expanding market access for Kenyan exports.

In line with the ongoing implementation of the EPA, the Principal Secretary for Trade, Regina Ombam, joined the Principal Secretary for the National Treasury, Dr. Chris Kiptoo @Kiptoock during a bilateral meeting with Ms. Dora Correia, Director for Trade at the European Commission in Brussels. Ms. Correia is in Nairobi for the Committee of Senior Officials meeting on the implementation of the Kenya–EU EPA.

The meeting reviewed key areas under the EPA including trade facilitation measures, tariff arrangements and mechanisms aimed at enhancing the movement of goods between Kenya and the European Union market.

The engagement also explored ways of deepening collaboration in areas that support Kenya’s broader trade agenda, including strengthening support for exporters and aligning the implementation of the agreement with Kenya’s regional trade commitments within the East African Community.

PS Ombam reaffirmed Kenya’s commitment to working closely with the European Union to ensure the effective implementation of the EPA and to fully harness its potential in driving trade, economic growth and sustainable development.

Also present in the meeting was Lilian Nyawanda, Commissioner for Customs at the Kenya Revenue Authority.
@KRACorporate @EUinKenya

[@SAgovnews @SAgovnews]

SA-EU hold inaugural Clean Trade and Investment Partnership dialogue https://t.co/07epcY4rsv

#GovZAUpdates #SAEUrelations @the_dtic

[EU in SA @EUinSA]

Launch of the first business-to-government dialogue of the South Africa-European Union Clean Trade and Investment Partnership.

Working together to unlock sustainable investments and improve the business environment.

👉https://t.co/Gz6NE9a8hI

[KenyaEmbassyBrussels @KEinBelgium]

The Embassy today received Ms. Regina Ombam, Principal Secretary, @Trade_Kenya , who is in Brussels to engage the EU on the ongoing implementation of the Kenya–EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA).
The EPA is critical in safeguarding Kenya’s market access to EU.

[EU in the Pacific 🇪🇺 @EUPasifika]

Engaging bilateral discussions today with 🇫🇯Fiji, 🇵🇬Papua New Guinea, 🇨🇰Cook Islands & 🇫🇲Federated States of Micronesia, taking forward our collective agenda of strengthening EU-Pacific #trade relations 🇪🇺🌍🌎

[EU in the Pacific 🇪🇺 @EUPasifika]

...continued with 🇳🇺Niue, 🇸🇧Solomon Islands & 🇹🇴Tonga - making #trade relations between the EU & the #Pacific stronger 💪🏻

[Fiji Ministry of Foreign Affairs & External Trade @Fiji_MFAET]

Fiji and the European Union held constructive bilateral discussions on the margins of the Interim Economic Partnership Agreement (IEPA) Trade Committee meeting – reaffirming their shared commitment to deepening economic cooperation and sustainable development in the Pacific.🇪🇺🇫🇯

[EU in the Pacific 🇪🇺 @EUPasifika]

The iEPA #Trade Committee highlighted the growing interest of Pacific countries in joining the Agreement with the EU, Parties reaffirmed strong commitment to a #rulesbased #multilateral trading system 🇪🇺🌍🌏

More in the press release👇

https://t.co/nLscmEKEdV

[EU Trade 🇪🇺 @Trade_EU]

Yesterday, we reached a political agreement on the revised EU Generalised Scheme of Preferences, the EU’s tool granting tariff- and quota-free access for developing countries.

A timely support for vulnerable economies amid global challenges.

🔗https://t.co/ftxzdKmrQg

#EUTrade

[EU Trade 🇪🇺 @Trade_EU]

The CTIP is the real deal 🇪🇺🇿🇦

Clean supply chains, stronger access to raw materials and real support for decarbonisation. A deal that links industry with long-term sustainability and keeps things firmly rooted in the real world.

🔗 https://t.co/KzFlWwcIAm

#EUTrade

[EU Trade 🇪🇺 @Trade_EU]

Yes, the data matters. But the real story is what it represents: two continents choosing to build stronger trade ties and long-lasting partnerships.

#EUTrade

[EU in SA @EUinSA]

A partnership that delivers:

Today Presidents Cyril Ramaphosa, Ursula von der Leyen and António Costa announced new projects on projects under South Africa’s €12 billion #GlobalGateway Investment Package in support of SA’s just energy transition.

Facts👉https://t.co/ywlyPN2Xf4