{"id":4040,"date":"2007-06-01T22:43:03","date_gmt":"2007-06-01T20:43:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.somo.nl\/nl\/epa-negotiations-on-investment-what-for\/"},"modified":"2023-07-05T16:03:20","modified_gmt":"2023-07-05T14:03:20","slug":"epa-negotiations-on-investment-what-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.somo.nl\/nl\/epa-negotiations-on-investment-what-for\/","title":{"rendered":"EPA negotiations on investment: what for?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div  data-name=\"acf\/block-post-meta\" class=\"mt-6 alignwide alignwide--narrow\">\n\t<div class=\"flex flex-wrap items-center gap-4 lg:gap-7\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Geplaatst in categorie:<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"badge\" class=\"flex\">\n\t\t<div class=\"relative px-2 py-1 text-sm antialiased font-bold lowercase font-heading text-base-50 bg-nightblue-700\">\n\t\tPublicatie\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Geschreven door:<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div data-component=\"badge-author\" class=\"min-h-[29px] relative inline-flex items-stretch font-normal font-heading bg-blue text-base-900\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image:h-full aspect-square image:max-w-[29px] image:object-cover \">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.somo.nl\/nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/44A1108Myriamvk-2-SOMO@MarjoryHaringa-LR--100x100.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1711376252\" class=\"attachment-square-md size-square-md\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.somo.nl\/nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/44A1108Myriamvk-2-SOMO@MarjoryHaringa-LR--100x100.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1711376252 100w, https:\/\/www.somo.nl\/nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/44A1108Myriamvk-2-SOMO@MarjoryHaringa-LR--300x300.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1711376252 300w, https:\/\/www.somo.nl\/nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/44A1108Myriamvk-2-SOMO@MarjoryHaringa-LR--1024x1024.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1711376252 1024w, https:\/\/www.somo.nl\/nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/44A1108Myriamvk-2-SOMO@MarjoryHaringa-LR--150x150.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1711376252 150w, https:\/\/www.somo.nl\/nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/44A1108Myriamvk-2-SOMO@MarjoryHaringa-LR--768x768.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1711376252 768w, https:\/\/www.somo.nl\/nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/44A1108Myriamvk-2-SOMO@MarjoryHaringa-LR--1536x1536.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1711376252 1536w, https:\/\/www.somo.nl\/nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/44A1108Myriamvk-2-SOMO@MarjoryHaringa-LR--2048x2048.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1711376252 2048w, https:\/\/www.somo.nl\/nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/44A1108Myriamvk-2-SOMO@MarjoryHaringa-LR--50x50.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1711376252 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"self-center px-2 \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Geschreven door:<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.somo.nl\/nl\/?post_type=somo_person&amp;p=564\" class=\"absolute-link hocus:underline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block text-sm break-words lg:text-sm\">\n\t\t\t\tMyriam Vander Stichele\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div data-component=\"badge-author\" class=\"min-h-[29px] relative inline-flex items-stretch font-normal font-heading bg-blue text-base-900\">\n\t\t<div class=\"self-center px-2 \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Geschreven door:<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block text-sm break-words lg:text-sm\">\n\t\t\t\tM. Vander Stichele\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"flex items-center gap-2\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Gepubliceerd op:<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon svg:w-[20px] svg:h-[20px]\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M6.75 0a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.75V3h9V.75a.75.75 0 0 1 1.5 0V3h3.75A2.25 2.25 0 0 1 24 5.25v16.5A2.25 2.25 0 0 1 21.75 24H2.25A2.25 2.25 0 0 1 0 21.75V5.25A2.25 2.25 0 0 1 2.25 3H6V.75A.75.75 0 0 1 6.75 0Zm9.75 4.5V6A.75.75 0 0 0 18 6V4.5h3.75a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.75V9h-21V5.25a.75.75 0 0 1 .75-.75H6V6a.75.75 0 0 0 1.5 0V4.5h9Zm6 6v11.25a.75.75 0 0 1-.75.75H2.25a.75.75 0 0 1-.75-.75V10.5h21Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/><\/svg>\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"text-base\" datetime=\"2007-06-01\">1 juni 2007<\/time>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>By negotiating new Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs), the Cotonou Agreement decided to make trade relations between the EU and African, Caribbean and Pacific countries (ACP) compatible with WTO rules on free trade agreements. In 2007, the EU has proposed draft EPA texts which would include far reaching and novel obligations for ACP countries to liberalise investment. The WTO, however, does not oblige EPAs to include investment issues. Although the Cotonou agreement intended to introduce \u201cgeneral principles on protection and promotion of investments\u201d in EPAs (Art. 78.3). Trade Ministers of the African Union have stated in many declarations that they do not wish investment issues to be negotiated in EPAs since they refused to do so in the WTO. Investment issues in current EPA negotiations are another example how EPAs fail to serve ACP societies and their economic interests.<\/p>\n\n\t<div  data-name=\"acf\/block-partners\" class=\"\">\n\t\t<div data-component=\"organisations\" class=\"p-4 bg-beige md:p-10\">\n\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-8\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"text-xl font-bold sm:text-2xl font-heading heading-3\">Partners<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t<ul class=\"grid justify-center grid-cols-1 gap-8 sm:grid-cols-2 md:gap-10 lg:gap-x-20 lg:gap-y-16\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div data-component=\"teaser-organisation\" class=\"flex flex-col gap-2\">\n\t<h3 class=\"text-lg font-bold lg:text-xl font-heading\">SOMO <\/h3>\n\n\t<div class=\"text-base lg:text-md\">\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div data-component=\"teaser-organisation\" class=\"flex flex-col gap-2\">\n\t<h3 class=\"text-lg font-bold lg:text-xl font-heading\">Europese Commissie <\/h3>\n\n\t<div class=\"text-base lg:text-md\">\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t<div  data-name=\"acf\/block-downloads\">\n\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"text-xl font-bold font-heading\">Publicatie<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"flex flex-col gap-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"teaser-download\" class=\"relative flex w-full gap-4 p-6 bg-beige\">\n\t\t<span class=\"flex-shrink-0 block w-[22px] h-[26px] icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M20 8.94a1.307 1.307 0 0 0-.06-.27v-.09a1.07 1.07 0 0 0-.19-.28l-6-6a1.071 1.071 0 0 0-.28-.19h-.1a1.099 1.099 0 0 0-.31-.11H7a3 3 0 0 0-3 3v14a3 3 0 0 0 3 3h10a3 3 0 0 0 3-3V8.94Zm-6-3.53L16.59 8H15a1 1 0 0 1-1-1V5.41ZM18 19a1 1 0 0 1-1 1H7a1 1 0 0 1-1-1V5a1 1 0 0 1 1-1h5v3a3 3 0 0 0 3 3h3v9Zm-4.71-4.71-.29.3V12a1 1 0 0 0-2 0v2.59l-.29-.3a1.004 1.004 0 1 0-1.42 1.42l2 2a1 1 0 0 0 .33.21.94.94 0 0 0 .76 0 1 1 0 0 0 .33-.21l2-2a1.004 1.004 0 1 0-1.42-1.42Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/><\/svg>\n<\/span>\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Downloaden:<\/span>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.somo.nl\/nl\/download\/29600\/?tmstv=1784679799\" aria-label=\"Download what-for (pdf, 31,55 KB)\" class=\"font-bold font-heading absolute-link hocus:underline\" onclick=\"\">what-for<\/a>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"font-normal text-base-700\">(pdf, 31,55 KB)<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\n\n\n<div  data-name=\"acf\/block-post-meta\" class=\"mt-6 alignwide alignwide--narrow\">\n\t<div class=\"flex flex-wrap items-center gap-4 lg:gap-7\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Geplaatst in categorie:<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"badge\" class=\"flex\">\n\t\t<div class=\"relative px-2 py-1 text-sm antialiased font-bold lowercase font-heading text-base-50 bg-nightblue-700\">\n\t\tPublicatie\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Geschreven door:<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div data-component=\"badge-author\" class=\"min-h-[29px] relative inline-flex items-stretch font-normal font-heading bg-blue text-base-900\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image:h-full aspect-square image:max-w-[29px] image:object-cover \">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.somo.nl\/nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/44A1108Myriamvk-2-SOMO@MarjoryHaringa-LR--100x100.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1711376252\" class=\"attachment-square-md size-square-md\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.somo.nl\/nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/44A1108Myriamvk-2-SOMO@MarjoryHaringa-LR--100x100.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1711376252 100w, https:\/\/www.somo.nl\/nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/44A1108Myriamvk-2-SOMO@MarjoryHaringa-LR--300x300.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1711376252 300w, https:\/\/www.somo.nl\/nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/44A1108Myriamvk-2-SOMO@MarjoryHaringa-LR--1024x1024.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1711376252 1024w, https:\/\/www.somo.nl\/nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/44A1108Myriamvk-2-SOMO@MarjoryHaringa-LR--150x150.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1711376252 150w, https:\/\/www.somo.nl\/nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/44A1108Myriamvk-2-SOMO@MarjoryHaringa-LR--768x768.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1711376252 768w, https:\/\/www.somo.nl\/nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/44A1108Myriamvk-2-SOMO@MarjoryHaringa-LR--1536x1536.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1711376252 1536w, https:\/\/www.somo.nl\/nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/44A1108Myriamvk-2-SOMO@MarjoryHaringa-LR--2048x2048.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1711376252 2048w, https:\/\/www.somo.nl\/nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/44A1108Myriamvk-2-SOMO@MarjoryHaringa-LR--50x50.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1711376252 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"self-center px-2 \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Geschreven door:<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.somo.nl\/nl\/?post_type=somo_person&amp;p=564\" class=\"absolute-link hocus:underline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block text-sm break-words lg:text-sm\">\n\t\t\t\tMyriam Vander Stichele\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div data-component=\"badge-author\" class=\"min-h-[29px] relative inline-flex items-stretch font-normal font-heading bg-blue text-base-900\">\n\t\t<div class=\"self-center px-2 \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Geschreven door:<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block text-sm break-words lg:text-sm\">\n\t\t\t\tM. Vander Stichele\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"flex items-center gap-2\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Gepubliceerd op:<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon svg:w-[20px] svg:h-[20px]\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M6.75 0a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.75V3h9V.75a.75.75 0 0 1 1.5 0V3h3.75A2.25 2.25 0 0 1 24 5.25v16.5A2.25 2.25 0 0 1 21.75 24H2.25A2.25 2.25 0 0 1 0 21.75V5.25A2.25 2.25 0 0 1 2.25 3H6V.75A.75.75 0 0 1 6.75 0Zm9.75 4.5V6A.75.75 0 0 0 18 6V4.5h3.75a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.75V9h-21V5.25a.75.75 0 0 1 .75-.75H6V6a.75.75 0 0 0 1.5 0V4.5h9Zm6 6v11.25a.75.75 0 0 1-.75.75H2.25a.75.75 0 0 1-.75-.75V10.5h21Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/><\/svg>\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"text-base\" datetime=\"2007-06-01\">1 juni 2007<\/time>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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