ACP-EU relations beyond 2020: Engaging the future or perpetuating the past? - ECDPM

In September 2018, exactly one year from now, negotiations on a new partnership between the European Union and the African, Caribbean and Pacific group of states (ACP) will start. The so-called ‘umbrella’ option is now on the table, calling for a single all-ACP agreement with separate regional components for the ‘A’, the ‘C’ and the ‘P’. This ECDPM brief calls on the negotiating partners to reverse the order of this debate, discussing regional partnerships first and an all-ACP umbrella second.

To see the complete work on ACP-EU by the European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM), follow this link:http://ecdpm.org/dossiers/dossier-future-acp-eu-relations-post-2020/&nb…;