Regional Integration and Economic Partnership Agreements: Southern Africa at the Crossroads

The document discusses how the negotiation of Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) with the EU has highlighted Southern Africa's struggles with political and economic integration, specifically the issue of overlapping memberships in various regional organisations. It notes a divide in opinion on whether the EU should wait for the region to resolve these internal integration issues or if the EPA process itself is acting as a catalyst for finding solutions.

• The process of negotiating Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) with the EU has highlighted the issue of Southern Africa having multiple and overlapping memberships in different regional organisations.
• There are conflicting views on the EU's role in Southern Africa's integration: some argue the EU should wait for the region to solve its own integration problems, while others believe the EPA process is encouraging the search for solutions.

APA

South African Institute of International Affairs (2006). Regional Integration and Economic Partnership Agreements: Southern Africa at the Crossroads. https://saiia.org.za/research/regional-integration-and-economic-partnership-agreements-southern-africa-at-the-crossroads/

Chicago

South African Institute of International Affairs. Regional Integration and Economic Partnership Agreements: Southern Africa at the Crossroads. 2006. https://saiia.org.za/research/regional-integration-and-economic-partnership-agreements-southern-africa-at-the-crossroads/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{southafricaninstituteofinternationalaffairs2006regional, author = {{South African Institute of International Affairs}}, title = {{Regional Integration and Economic Partnership Agreements: Southern Africa at the Crossroads}}, institution = {South African Institute of International Affairs}, year = {2006}, month = apr, url = {https://saiia.org.za/research/regional-integration-and-economic-partnership-agreements-southern-africa-at-the-crossroads/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }