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South African trade minister Mpho Parks Tau held talks with EU energy commissioner Kadri Simson in Pretoria on Monday (Photo: South African government)

'We're not trying to undermine EU carbon levy', says South Africa

The EU and South Africa are in talks in a bid to resolve a long-running dispute over the implementation of Brussels’ new carbon tax, ministers told reporters on Monday (9 September). 

“We don’t disagree on the principles (of CBAM),” said Mpho Parks Tau, South Africa’s trade minister, at the

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Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

South African trade minister Mpho Parks Tau held talks with EU energy commissioner Kadri Simson in Pretoria on Monday (Photo: South African government)

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Author Bio

Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

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