Pacific still working on EPA negotiating positions
No Pacific EPA meetings were held in December. The Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat advertised for consultants to assist in the formulation of EPA negotiating positions on customs-related provisions, goods market access offers and on the other remaining outstanding issues in the negotiations with the EU.
Joint Pacific-EU technical working groups are scheduled to be held on 27-28 January in Nadi. The Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat has been forced to revise two of its projects submitted to the European Union for funding under the 10th European Development Fund,8 following the decision by the EU not to fund them. One of the rejected projects is the controversial Office of the Chief Trade Adviser for PACER Plus Related Activities.
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