European Commission and Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development 22 November 2016, JOINT STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT Accompanying the document Joint Communication to the European Parliament and the Council A renewed partnership with the countries of Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific

EUROPEAN COMMISSION Strasbourg, 22.11.2016 SWD(2016) 380 final JOINT STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT Accompanying the document Joint Communication to the European Parliament and the Council A renewed partnership with the countries of Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific {JOIN(2016) 52 final} {SWD(2016) 381 final} Contents Acronyms Introduction 1. Problem definition 1.1 General problem 1.