On 6th December 2018, the Council of the European Union adopted a decision to approve the signing and provisional application of Samoa’s accession to the Interim Economic Partnership Agreement. Subsequently, Samoa deposited its Instrument of Accession to the Council of the European Union on 20 December 2018 thus allowing for undisrupted

Samoa’s Ambassador to Europe, H.E. Fatumanava III Dr Pa’olelei Luteru, represented Samoa at the 108th Session of the ACP Council of Ministers held in Brussels, Belgium from 13 to 14 December 2018. The 108th Session was the first ACP Ministerial meeting since the official launch of ACP-EU Post Cotonou negotiations

The 52nd Session of the ACP Parliamentary Assembly was held in Cotonou, Benin from 28th – 30th November 2018. The meeting preceded the 36th Session of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly from 3rd to 5th December 2018 where resolutions were adopted on the fight against cybercrime and drug trafficking; the development

On 29th November the Accession of Samoa to the EU-Pacific States Interim EPA was adopted in the European Parliament Plenary in Strasbourg, France by a majority vote of 504 in favour, 117 against and 11 abstentions. The European Parliament will now notify the Council of the European Union of its

Honourable Lautafi Fio Selafi Joseph Purcell, Minister for Trade Negotiations, chaired the 16th Meeting of the Joint ACP-EU Ministerial Trade Committee Meeting held on 26th October 2018 at the EU’s Borschette Building in Brussels, Belgium.  During the meeting, Samoa’s delegation emphasised the importance of the ACP-EU EPA’s promise to boost

Senior officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade visited Samoa House on 25th October 2018. The officials were the Chief Executive Officer of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Ms Peseta Noumea Simi; the Assistant CEO for Trade, Ms Nella Tavita-Levy and the Principal Officer for Trade,

The Minister for Trade Negotiations, Honourable Lautafi Fio Selafi Joseph Purcell, chaired the 21st Meeting of the ACP Ministerial Trade Committee Meeting held on 24th October 2018 at the ACP House in Brussels, Belgium.  The ACP Ministers and representatives discussed the post-Cotonou negotiations in relation to trade cooperation; the state

The European Parliament’s International Trade Committee Meeting met on 11th October 2018 at its Headquarters in Brussels to debate Samoa’s accession to the EU’s interim Economic Partnership Agreement (iEPA) as part of the EU’s internal processes on Samoa’s iEPA accession. Samoa’s Ambassador to the EU, H.E. Fatumanava Dr Paolelei Luteru,

Hon. Faumuina Tiatia Faaolatane Liuga (MP) attended the 51st Session of the ACP Parliamentary Assembly and the Inter-Sessional Meetings of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly that was held from 9th to 12th October 2018 in Brussels, Belgium. During the Session, parliamentarians and representatives discussed the fight against cybercrime and drug trafficking; SME

The Honourable Prime Minister, Tuilaepa Dr Sailele Malielegaoi, participated in the 2nd ACP Ministerial Central Negotiating Group (CNG) Meeting held on Sunday 23rd of September at the Mauritius Permanent Mission to the UN. The meeting allowed Ministers to receive a progress report on ACP preparations for the upcoming negotiations with