Report on conference on : Beyond Lome IV : challenges and options (7 to 11 september 1998)

Abstract

This paper focuses on the report of the conference “Beyond Lomé IV: Challenges and Options”. The main issues in this report are: The goals of the successor arrangements to Lomé IV; The range of ACP-EU co-operation and priorities; How to establish a balance between the (differentiated) needs of the ACP group and the perspectives of the European Union on international co-operation and Situating ACP-EU co-operation within the framework of the WTO agreements.