SADC ministers lobby EU on EPA deadline
Tuesday, April 01, 2014
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In October, the European Union will expire a seven-year old market access directive under which 36 African Caribbean and Pacific states, including Botswana and other SADC countries, will lose the duty and quota free access to the EU market they are currently enjoying.
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