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EU now to hold direct talks with Kenya on trade deal
European Council President Charles Michel (right) welcomes President of Kenya Uhuru Kenyatta prior to a meeting at the European Council headquarters in Brussels, on June 21, 2021. PHOTO | AFP
The European Union will engage Kenya directly in signing the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) following the failure by other East African Community members to endorse the deal.
EU executive vice-president and commissioner for trade Valdis Dombrovskis said the bloc will engage Kenya after the EAC members allowed individual countries that are ready to enter into agreement with the EU to proceed.