In response to the Committee's enquiries around the interim Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) signed between the EU and three of the SACU members (Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland), and how this affected South Africa and regional integration. The Minister pointed out that the interim EPA could undermine the SACU. The Minister emphasised that South Africa is in favour of deeper economic integration within SACU and this situation provided an opportunity to re-evaluate the structure of SACU.