Role in Trade agreements and global reach Eurafrica
african, caribbean , pacific group of states eurafrica still has influence on europe’s postcolonial role , identity, future of eu-african relations still being framed strategic partnership in relation other world regions e.g. china. with regard trade agreements ad development aid, yaoundé-convention has been superseded lomé convention (1975) , cotonou agreement 2000 respectively. lomé conventions (lomé i-iv) designed new framework of cooperation between european community (ec) , developing acp countries, in particular former british, dutch, belgian , french colonies. provided acp agricultural , mineral exports enter ec free of duty , preferential access based on quota system products in competition ec agriculture, sugar , beef. ec committed several billion ecu aid , investment in acp countries. the introduction of internal market 1992 affected acp preferential access eu markets. united states government had world trade organization investigate whether lomé iv convention had violated ...