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  • The EU and Kenya bilateral relationship in 2022 continues to thrive with the regions currently negotiating on an interim Economic Partnership Agreement (iEPA)
  • The agreement that is expected to enhance trade and investment opportunities and help boost sustainable economic growth and job creation
  • The EU further observed that the future EU-Kenya iEPA would liberalise trade in goods on mutual basis

The European Union (EU) EU and Kenya bilateral relationship in 2022 has continued to thrive, with the two regions currently negotiating on an interim Economic Partnership Agreement (iEPA), an agreement that is expected to enhance trade and investment opportunities and help boost sustainable economic growth and job creation.

In February 2022, the EU noted that the iEPA would be complemented by binding commitments on environmental protection, climate and labour rights adding that it reflects the pending EPA initialled in 2014 between the EU and the East African Community (EAC).

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European Union out to get more Kenyans study abroad

This year’s edition of the Erasmus+ study in Europe Fair, was hosted at the University of Nairobi, Great Court Square, serving as a great platform for students to learn of the opportunities available to them to study, work and live in a European country.

Erasmus+ is an EU flagship program that has been running for more than 30 years, helping students to enrich lives and open minds in education, training, and sports in Europe. The program encourages applications for scholarship and exchange program opportunities for undergraduate students wishing to pursue master’s degrees in member countries from the European Union.

This program speaks directly to Kenya’s National Education Sector Support Program and Vision 2030 – the development of a middle-income economy in which all citizens have enhanced entrepreneurship, innovation, and lifelong learning opportunities.

Additionally, it facilitates beneficial interactions between students willing to further their studies abroad within the 10 member states …