The Cotonou Agreement is a treaty between the European Union and the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (“ACP countries”). It was signed in June 2000 in Cotonou, Benin’s largest city, by 78 ACP countries (Cuba did not sign) and the then fifteen Member States of the European Union.

ACP is a national organization of internists, the largest medical-specialty organization, and second-largest physician group in the United States. Our 161,000 members include internists, internal medicine subspecialists, medical students, residents, and fellows.

Beginning of ACP-EU cooperation Cooperation between the European Union and the OACPS began in 1975 with the First Lome Convention but the origin of this type of partnership dates back to the birth of Europe itself as an organised regional entity.

The Cotonou Agreement establishes a procedure which may be used in cases where one of the parties does not comply with the essential elements of the partnership. These include respect for human rights, democratic principles and the rule of law.

The Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) is a group of countries in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Pacific that was created by the Georgetown Agreement in 1975….

The American College of Physicians (ACP) is a national organization of internists, who specialize in the diagnosis, treatment, and care of adults….American College of Physicians.