Samoa Agreement

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The Samoa Agreement is a comprehensive partnership framework between the European Union and African, Caribbean, and Pacific states that updates and replaces the Cotonou Agreement to govern their political, economic, and development cooperation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international agreement
partnership framework
addresses climate change
environmental sustainability
human and social development
migration
trade and investment
aimsAt democracy promotion
human rights protection
peace and security
poverty eradication
rule of law
sustainable development
alsoKnownAs Post-Cotonou Agreement
bindingOn European Union Member States
members of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States
category Development cooperation agreements
Treaties of the European Union
linked to: EU Treaties
covers development cooperation
economic cooperation
political cooperation
duration 20 years
enteredIntoForce 2024-01-01
establishes joint institutions for implementation
focusesOn implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
multilateralism
regional differentiation
includes Africa Regional Protocol
Caribbean Regional Protocol
Pacific Regional Protocol
general part applicable to all Parties
language multiple official EU and OACPS languages
legalBasisFor EU relations with African, Caribbean and Pacific States
namedAfter Samoa
predecessor Cotonou Agreement
providesFor development cooperation programming
dispute settlement mechanisms
political dialogue
replaces Cotonou Agreement
signatory African, Caribbean and Pacific States
European Union
signedBy European Commission on behalf of the European Union
linked to: European Commission

representatives of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States
signedIn Apia
signedInCountry Samoa
signedOn 2023-11-15
startOfValidity 2024

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Cotonou Agreement successor Samoa Agreement