Brussels, 22 September 2012/ ACP: Members of Parliament from Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific met in Brussels this week to discuss issues pertinent to their countries and prepare for the upcoming Joint ACP-EU Parliamentary Assembly to be held in Paramaribo, Suriname in November.

Brussels, 12 September 2012/ ACP: The European Parliament is scheduled to vote this afternoon on whether to amend Council Regulation (EC) 1528/2007 – a move that may see a number of ACP countries lose duty free, quota free access to European markets if they fail to conclude trade talks by the end of 2013.

Nairobi KENYA, 11 September 2012/ ACP: A high level forum taking place this week in Nairobi, Kenya will allow trade officials from Sub-Saharan Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific to address key issues from the WTO Ministerial Conference held last year, as well as new development challenges related to trade.

The forum is expected to yield recommendations for ACP countries to ensure development remains at the core of multilateral trade negotiations.

Delivered by ACP Assistant Secretary General and Head of the Department of Sustainable Economic Development and Trade, Mr Achille Bassilekin III.

Brussels, 7 September 2012/ ACP: Film makers, artists and other members of the creative and cultural industries in Europe and ACP regions gathered in Brussels to share updates on projects they manage with backing by ACP Cultures Plus – a funding programme for cultural initiativ

Brussels, 6 September, 2012: The Secretariat of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States has launched a far-reaching study to examine the feasibility of opening a trade and investment bank to service its 79, soon to be 80, member states.

Rarotonga, COOK ISLANDS, 28 August 2012/ PIFS/ PACP Press Release – The Pacific ACP States are encouraged to conclude their negotiations on the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union (EU) this year.

Brussels BELGIUM, 28 August 2012/ ACP: The 79-member African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States conveyed its solidarity with the government and people of Ethiopia after the death of the late Prime Minister H.E. Ato Meles Zenawi on August 20, 2012 at age 57.
 

Brussels BELGIUM, 28 August 2012/ LDB: Assistant Secretary General and Head of  Sustainable Economic Development and Trade, Mr Achille Bassilekin III speaks to Congo/Paris-based publication Les Dépêches de Brazzaville on future plans of the ACP and the organisation's strategy for renewal and transformation 2011-2014. Interview by Noël Ndong (

Nukualofa, TONGA, 16 August, 2012/ PIFS/ ACP: Trade Ministers of the Pacific ACP States have been urged to reach beyond their narrow national interests, and embrace their collective responsibility to each other when negotiating the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Commission (EC).