high level grouPS

In its 8th meeting the HLG on Trade Policy Innovation discussed the recently concluded Trade and Cooperation Agreement with the United Kingdom. It finds that this TCA leaves much uncertainty for its implementation and that a lot of effort will be needed to ensure smooth trade relations across the North Sea and the Irish Sea. It proposes a number of possible actions. Its recommendations include a specific (belated) effort to counter the anti-EU propaganda in the UK in order

In its 5th meeting the HLG on Africa Europe Partnership focussed on the existing EU programs and funding mechanisms for Africa and the need to amend those in order to make them fit to serve the realisation of Agenda 2063. This requires a clear strategy to be developed, more coherence and synergy between these programs and funding mechanisms, and overall shift from an aid to an investment and trade mindset. Download Report & Recommendations of the HLG Africa Europe meeting -