EU Commissioner Urpilainen pledges stronger Pacific ties, commits €650 million to regional development
European Commissioner for International Partnerships, Jutta Urpilainen, has called for deeper cooperation between the EU and the Pacific at the Pacific ACP (PACP) Group...
EU and Pacific boost ties under Samoa Agreement
The EU Ambassador to the Pacific, Barbara Plinkert, has reaffirmed the European Union’s commitment to the region during this week's Pacific ACP (PACP) official...
Non-signing ACP states could lose funding access
-Countries that don't sign the Samoa Agreement by the end of December face the prospect of missing out on accessing funding from the European...
Forum SG Puna welcomes “milestone” Samoa Agreement signing
Leaders across Africa, the Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) were in Apia this week to seal a historic multilateral development and trade partnership with the...
Fiji signs historic Samoa Agreement with EU and OACPS
Fiji participated in the signing of the Samoa Agreement, a new framework of partnership between the European Union (EU) and the Organisation of African,...
71 ACP nations endorse ‘Samoa Agreement
A total of 71 countries have endorsed and signed the Samoa Agreement as the overarching framework for the European Union (EU) agreement with the...
Samoa Agreement: EU and its member states sign new Partnership Agreement with members of...
The EU and its Member States signed Wednesday a new Partnership Agreement with the Members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) that...
Pacific welcomes the signing of the new OACPS-EU Partnership Agreement Signing (Samoa Agreement)
Papua New Guinea Minister for Fisheries and Marine Resources, Jelta Wong says the opening for signature Wednesday of the OACPS-EU Partnership Agreement, that we...
Apia hosts signing of new EU-ACP Samoa Agreement
By Nic Maclellan
More than two decades ago, the European Union and a group of African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) states were due to...
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Vanuatu takes maritime dispute with France to international arbitration
Vanuatu has launched international arbitration proceedings against France over competing maritime claims involving reefs, atolls and small islands between Vanuatu and New Caledonia.
The proceedings,...
Australia open to recruiting Pacific Islanders into military, Conroy says
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Pacific pushes for rotating seat on UN Security Council
Pacific nations are building international support for a dedicated rotating seat for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) on the United Nations Security Council, alongside...