Trade Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria (left) and EU Trade Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis exchange documents signed on June 19, 2023 to mark the conclusion of the Economic Partnership Agreement
Tanzania was wary that the EPA will open the door for EU countries to flood EAC with cheap products thereby stunting the growth and development of local factories.
Kenya signed and ratified it in 2016. Rwanda signed but did not ratify the EPA, while Tanzania and Uganda refused to approve the treaty for various economic and political interests, including the fear of European goods flooding the market.
