Commissioner Nielson to visit Jamaica, 15-16 April 2004

Mr Poul Nielson, European Commissioner for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid, visited Jamaica from 15 to 16 April 2004.

The visit was an opportunity to review progress and achievements in EU - Jamaica development co-operation. On the 16 April 2004 Commissioner Nielson joined Commissioner Pascal Lamy for the official launch in Kingston of the negotiations for an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the EU and 16 Caribbean countries.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Relations between Jamaica and the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/relations-between-jamaica-and-the-european-union/

ESO: Background information: EU-ACPs: EU and Caribbean launch negotiations for an Economic Partnership Agreement http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-acps-eu-and-caribbean-launch-negotiations-for-an-economic-partnership-agreement/

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