For det andet var EU’s bestræbelser i 2002 på at anvende»de tre K’er« i de mindst udviklede lande i høj grad koncentreret om udarbejdelsen af strategidokumenter tilfattigdomsbekæmpelse (PRSP) i adskillige AVS-lande ogpå det strategiske partnerskab med Afrika (SPA), somsupplerer de afrikanske PRSP’er, og som Kommissionendeltog aktivt i (flere oplysninger i 6.4.1 ovenfor).
Third, the Commission initiated external sustainabilityimpact assessments in 2002, in tandem with the Commission’s EPA negotiations with ACP countries.Such assessments are intended by the Commission tobe used to harmonise EU trade and development policies for the benefit of the ACP region; to addressbroader but related economic, social and environmental issues; and thereby to ensure that EPAs willimpact ACP States as positively as possible.