(Joyce van Genderen-Naar) . BRUSSELS–Joyce van Genderen-Naar, a Brussels based lawyer who is very much at home in European Union (EU) matters is cautioning Caribbean nations against ratifying the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the European Union and the Cariforum countries. . “Ratifying this agreement will be disastrous to our countries, as it will open …
by Joyce van Genderen-Naar On Monday 2 August 2010 a press conference and prelaunch of the ACP Observatory on Migration took place in the ACP House in Brussels, with statements from the ACP Assistant Secretary General, Ms. Michèle Dominique Raymond; Head of Governance and Operational Support Section EuropeAid Cooperation Office (AIDCO) European Commission, Ms. Kirsi …
The Public Consultation on the EU’s Generalised System of Preferences (GSP), that started in April 2010, is still open until Next Monday 31st of May 2010 and contributions can be submitted until the end of Monday. (Joyce van Genderen-Naar) The EU’s Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) is a trade arrangement through which the EU provides …
By Joyce van Genderen-Naar The ACP and EU views expressed April 29, 2010 at the International EPA Seminar in Brussels, “EPAs in (times of) crisis” (state of play of the EPA negotiations and implementation and the EPAs in the light of the global crises), made very clear that : 1. 8 years of EPA negotiations …
(Joyce van Genderen-Naar) The Declaration on Bananas the ACP-EU Joint Assembly adopted on 1 April 2010 in Tenerife last week, is the result of an unique solidarity between the EU outermost and ACP banana producing and exporting countries, among which the Caribbean. In the joint declaration both EU Outermost regions and ACP countries critizised the …
