The Secretariat of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States

Meeting to be held at ACP House
from 15:00 to 18:30 on Thursday 23 and from 09:30 to 13:00 on Friday 24 February 2006

DRAFT AGENDA

1. Opening statement

2. Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAS): Context and organisation

3. EPAs: ACP perspectives
- All ACP discussions
- Regional negotiations: State of play

4. Development perspective of EPAs

5. Alternative to EPAs for non-LDC ACP countries

6. EPAs: EU Perspectives

7. Role of parliamentarians

8. EPAs: The way forward

9. Any other business.

Draft Programme

ACP JPA Workshop on EPAs - ACP House 23 – 24 February 2006

Thursday 23 February 2006

15h00 – 15h10 Opening statement - SG

15h10 – 15h45 Introduction
- What is an EPA
- Why EPAs
- Structure and organisation of negotiations

15h45 – 17h30 ACP perspectives
- State of play of All ACP discussions
- Update on Regional negotiations
- Sustainability of the EPAs
 Content of EPAs
 Comprehensive review in 2006
 Pro development monitoring

17h30 – 18h30 Alternative to EPAs

Friday 24 February 2006

09h30 – 10h30 EU Perspectives

10h30 – 12h00 Role of parliamentarians
- During the negotiation
- At the completion of the negotiations

12h00 – 13h00 Way forward

13h00 End of session