Bilateral Agreements
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Treaty of Basseterre
The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States came into being on June 18th 1981, when seven Eastern Caribbean countries signed a treaty agreeing to cooperate and promote unity and solidarity among the Members. The Agreement became known as the Treaty of Basseterre, named in honour of the capital city of Saint Kitts and Nevis where it was signed.…
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Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas
The Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas established the Caribbean Community, including the CARICOM Single Market and Economy. The Treaty entered into force on January 1st, 2006, and has been ratified by Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and…
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CARIFORUM-UK Economic Partnership Agreement
After the departure of the United Kingdom (UK) from the European Union (EU), commonly known as Brexit, the established framework for the development cooperation and trading relations previously signed on to within the EU context was no longer applicable to the UK. As a consequence, CARIFORUM countries and the United Kingdom negotiated a separate Economic…
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CARIFORUM-EU Economic Partnership Agreement
The CARIFORUM-EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) was signed in October 2008. It was signed between the European Union (EU) and 14 Caribbean Countries known as CARIFORUM (Dominican Republic, Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago).The CARIFORUM-EU EPA…
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Cotonou Agreement
The Cotonou Agreement was signed between the European Union (EU) and 78 of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries in the year 2000. Its objective was to reduce and eventually eradicate poverty in those territories, and while contribute to the gradual integration of ACP countries into the world economy. Between the period 2000 to…
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Post-Cotonou Agreement
Successor to the Cotonou Agreement, the Post-Cotonou Agreement is scheduled for signature in 2023. The Post-Cotonou Agreement is expected to be concluded between the European Union (EU) and the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), which has now been established as an international organization. The focus of the Agreement will be sustainable development…
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