African countries feel cornered in EU trade negotiations

EurActiv reported on 5 June 2014 that the EU was anxious to finalise talks with Africa over a planned Economic Partnership Agreement.

If negotiators did not seal the deal by 1 October 2014, according to the website, preferential access to the EU's internal market would be cut short, putting pressure on African negotiators, who felt their concerns were not being heard.

ESO: Background information: EU-Africa Summit 2014 (Brussels, 2-3 April 2014) http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-africa-summit-2014-brussels-2-3-april-2014/

ESO: Background information: EU-Africa trade partnership negotiations stalled http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-africa-trade-partnership-negotiations-stalled/

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