Bye-bye regional implementation, hello variable geometry

Stender, Frederik
External Publications (2021)

published on www.euractiv.com, 16.08.2021

Dt. Ausg. u.d.T.:
EU-Wirtschaftspartnerschaftsabkommen mit Ostafrika: Regionale Umsetzung adé

The EU-Kenya agreement to implement the Economic Partnership Agreement originally planned with the entire East African Community unties the Gordian knot between its supporters and opponents among African countries in the short term, but has long-term consequences beyond the divergence of tariffs towards the EU, writes Frederik Stender.