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South Africa, SADC, and the European Union: Matching Bilateral with Regional Policies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 November 2008

Martin Holland
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These comments by South Africa's Minister for Trade and Industry, Trevor Manuel, were made in November 1994 in a speech to the African-Caribbean-Pacific (ACP)—European Union (EU) ministerial meeting in Brussels. Words, of course, can be interpreted in various ways. Contrary to the seeming clarity of Manuel's request, the underlying sub-texts illustrated both the past prevarication of the South African Government and the continuing uncertainty on the part of the EU as to the appropriate shape of a new long-term relationship.

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The Journal of Modern African Studies , Volume 33 , Issue 2 , June 1995 , pp. 263 - 283
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1995

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