Facilitate cross-border trade and investment across East Africa.
Enhance the capacity and performance of the EAC Secretariat in delivering its mandate.
Promote the free movement of services and people within the EAC Common Market.
Strengthen partnerships and collaboration between the EU, EAC, and other stakeholders.
This is a collaborative effort between the European Union (EU) and the East African Community (EAC) aimed at advancing regional economic integration in East Africa.
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EU-EAC CORE programme, has the overall objective to support the deepening of the EAC regional economic integration through advancing implementation of the Customs Union and the Common Market Protocols
Under this initiative, the EU-EAC CORE Programme is supporting the East African Community (EAC) in its journey toward a fully operational Customs Union. This work is vital to enhancing regional integration, trade facilitation, and economic growth.
This initiative is at the heart of Lot 3’s work, focusing on dismantling barriers to trade in services and harmonizing regional regulations. The EU-EAC CORE Programme is working towards promoting the free movement of services across the East African Community.
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