Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), including farmers, workers, women’s, faith-based and students’ groups and organizations, have issued a statement declaring that it is clear more than ever, that the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) are Europe’s means of locking-in the fundamentally unequal relationships between Africa and Europe. Viewed from Africa, this is nothing less than, “re-colonisation.”

Yesterday, the United Nations Millennium Campaign celebrated the opening of the new European regional office in Rome with a press conference and a cocktail party attended by key Millennium Campaign partners.

The successful opening event reinforced widespread support for the Millennium Campaign amongst the media, Civil Society Organizations, UN agencies, politicians and other significant Millennium Campaign Partners.