CARICOM, the European Union and International Linkages in External Trade Negotiations. Working Paper Series, Vol. 2 No. 4, April 2002

摘要

(From the introduction). As regards developed countries this position is still to be tested. There are demands in the FTAA and in the European Union for reciprocity that would have to be addressed. An extensive debate has been raging in terms of approaches and modalities to granting reciprocity to developed countries. In this paper, the aim is to assess the chances of success of the CARICOM strategy with respect to the European Union. The CARICOM approach is first examined as it has been applied in this region. Its experience in the WTO and FTAA is then discussed as an input into the appraisal of its possibilities in the ACP/EU context.