AFA, ITA and EPA: three types of agreements in a nutshell 

Advanced Framework Agreement, Interim Agreement on Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement. Before getting into the characteristics of the trade and economic agreements the European Union made with Kenya and Chile, it is necessary to make a brief digression on what these agreements are. 

• Advanced Framework Agreement (AFA): The Advanced Framework Agreement is based on shared universal values, such as democracy and human rights, and includes cooperation in areas such as health, environment, climate change, ocean governance, energy, taxation, education and culture, labour, employment and social affairs, science and technology, and transport. The trade comp