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External relations
The work of the European Union (EU) in the area of external relations includes the negotiation of trade agreements, and cooperation on energy, health, climate and environmental issues, often in the context of international organisations such as the United Nations. It also operates European Neighbourhood Policy programmes in relation to its closest international neighbours.
Under the Lisbon Treaty, which came into force in 2009, there was a reorganisation of the EU's external relations work with the creation of the European External Action Services (EEAS), the European Union's diplomatic arm, and the post of High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.
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Foreign and security policy – key institutional actors
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Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP)
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Legal instruments & financing
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Conflict prevention, peace building, mediation & stabilisation
- EU Integrated Border Management Assistance Mission in Libya (EUBAM Libya)
- Mali and the Sahel: Towards achieving stabilisation of the region
- Agreement between the EU and Somalia on the EU mission in Somalia (EUCAP Somalia)
- Crisis management – framework for participation agreements
- The EU Military Training Mission in the Central African Republic (EUTM RCA)
- European Union Training Mission in Somalia (EUTM Somalia)
- European Union Mission in Armenia (EUMA)
- European Union military operation to contribute to maritime security in the western Indian Ocean and in the Red Sea (Eunavfor Atalanta)
- European Union Military Assistance Mission in support of Ukraine (EUMAM Ukraine)
- EU security and defence initiative in support of West African countries of the Gulf of Guinea
- EU Advisory Mission for Civilian Security Sector Reform Ukraine (EUAM Ukraine)
- EU Advisory Mission for civilian security sector reform in Iraq (EUAM Iraq)
- EU Partnership Mission in Moldova (EUPM Moldova)
- EU Monitoring Mission in Georgia – EUMM Georgia
- EU Military Training Mission in Mozambique (EUTM Mozambique)
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Sanctions policy
- EU restrictive measures against cyber-attacks
- Imposition of EU sanctions to address the situation in Venezuela
- General framework for EU sanctions
- Criminal offences and penalties for the violation of EU restrictive measures
- Restrictive measures against ISIL/Da’esh and Al-Qaeda
- Restrictive measures against Iran
- Restrictive measures to combat terrorism
- Restrictive measures in view of the situation in Tunisia
- Restrictive measures in view of the situation in the Central African Republic
- Restrictive measures in view of the situation in Sudan
- Restrictive measures in view of the situation in Somalia
- Restrictive measures in view of the situation in Niger
- Restrictive measures in view of the situation in Nicaragua
- Restrictive measures in view of the situation in Moldova
- Restrictive measures in view of the situation in Mali
- Restrictive measures in view of the situation in Lebanon
- Restrictive measures in view of the situation in Haiti
- Restrictive measures in view of the situation in Guinea-Bissau
- Restrictive measures in view of the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus and its involvement in the Russian aggression against Ukraine
- Restrictive measures in view of the situation in Afghanistan
- Restrictive measures in view of activities undermining the stability and political transition of Sudan
- Restrictive measures in respect of the situation in South Sudan
- Restrictive measures in respect of Myanmar/Burma
- Restrictive measures against Zimbabwe
- Restrictive measures against the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Restrictive measures against serious human rights violations and abuses
- Specific restrictions on economic and financial relations with Iraq
- EU restrictive measures in view of the situation in Yemen
- EU restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria
- EU Restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya
- EU restrictive measures in view of the situation in Guinea
- EU restrictive measures in view of the situation in Guatemala
- EU restrictive measures in view of the situation in Burundi
- EU restrictive measures in view of Türkiye’s unauthorised drilling activities in the eastern Mediterranean
- EU restrictive measures in view of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
- EU restrictive measures in view of Iran’s military support of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and to armed groups in the Middle East and Red Sea area
- EU restrictive measures against the proliferation and use of chemical weapons
- EU restrictive measures against North Korea
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Non-proliferation and disarmament
- Nuclear weapons - strengthened monitoring and verification
- Illicit weapons and ammunition – global reporting mechanism
- Illicit trade in small arms and light weapons (2022)
- Weapons of mass destruction: combating proliferation
- Crisis management – framework for participation agreements
- Dual-use export controls (until 8 September 2021)
- Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction
- Small arms and light weapons: combating their accumulation
- Small arms and light weapons
- Towards more responsible arms transfers: the EU and the Arms Trade Treaty
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Counter-terrorism
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EU relations with international organisations and bodies
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The Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP)
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European Defence Policy
- European Defence Action Plan
- Permanent structured cooperation on defence and security (PESCO)
- European Defence Fund (2021-2027)
- European Defence Agency
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Agencies under Common Security and Defence Policy
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CSDP operations (military and civilian)
- EU maritime security operation to safeguard freedom of navigation in relation to the Red Sea crisis (Eunavfor Aspides)
- A European Union military operation in the Mediterranean (European Union Naval Force Mediterranean operation IRINI)
- The EU’s Military Planning and Conduct Capability
- The EU Military Training Mission in the Central African Republic (EUTM RCA)
- European Union Training Mission in Somalia (EUTM Somalia)
- European Union Mission in Armenia (EUMA)
- European Union military operation to contribute to maritime security in the western Indian Ocean and in the Red Sea (Eunavfor Atalanta)
- EU security and defence initiative in support of West African countries of the Gulf of Guinea
- EU Advisory Mission for Civilian Security Sector Reform Ukraine (EUAM Ukraine)
- EU Partnership Mission in Moldova (EUPM Moldova)
- EU mission in Kosovo – upholding the rule of law
- EU Military Training Mission in Mozambique (EUTM Mozambique)
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Assistance and other instruments/mechanisms
- European Development Fund (EDF)
- Peace Facility for Africa
- Macrofinancial assistance to Ukraine
- Macro-financial assistance to North Macedonia
- Macro-financial assistance to enlargement and neighbourhood partners in the context of the COVID 19 pandemic
- IPA III: the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (2021–2027)
- Global Europe — the EU Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument
- The European Neighbourhood Instrument (2014–2020)
- Putting the EU's solidarity clause into practice
- Financial cooperation with non-EU countries on nuclear safety 2021-2027
- External EU action to address the refugee crisis
- EU integrated political crisis response (IPCR) arrangements
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Agreements with non-EU countries
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North & West Africa
- Euro-Mediterranean Association Agreements
- Scientific and technological cooperation between the EU and Tunisia
- Scientific and technological cooperation between the EU and Algeria
- Pan-Euro-Mediterranean preferential rules of origin
- EU-Côte d'Ivoire Economic Partnership Agreement
- EU–Morocco cooperation agreement on a civil global navigation satellite system (GNSS)
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Central and Southern Africa & Indian Ocean
- EU cooperation with the African, Caribbean and Pacific countries: 11th European Development Fund
- Interim Economic Partnership Agreement between the EU and the Central Africa Party
- Interim Economic Partnership Agreement between the EU and Eastern and Southern Africa States
- ACP countries — economic partnership agreements and export arrangements
- Economic Partnership Agreement between the EU and the Southern African Development Community countries
- Cotonou Agreement
- Cooperation Agreement between the EU and the Agency for Aerial Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar (ASECNA)
- Scientific and technological cooperation between the EU and South Africa
- Trade, Development and Cooperation Agreement (TDCA) with South Africa
- Partnership agreement between the EU and its Member States, of the one part, and the Members of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States, of the other part (the Samoa Agreement)
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Latin America & the Caribbean
- EU-Latin American and the Caribbean International Foundation
- Political dialogue and cooperation agreement with Cuba
- Interregional Framework Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and Mercosur
- Bilateral framework agreements for cooperation with the Mercosur countries
- Association agreement between the EU and Central America
- EEC-Andean Community Cooperation Agreement
- Economic Partnership Agreement between the EU and the CARIFORUM states
- Scientific and technological cooperation between the EU and Mexico
- Scientific and technological cooperation between the EU and Chile
- Scientific and technological cooperation between the EU and Brazil
- Scientific and technological cooperation between the EU and Argentina
- EU trade agreement with Colombia, Peru and Ecuador
- EU cooperation with the African, Caribbean and Pacific countries: 11th European Development Fund
- EU-Chile Association Agreement
- EU-Chile agreement on trade in organic products
- EU-Central America political dialogue and cooperation agreement
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North America
- EU-US agreement on airline passenger name record data
- Agreements with Canada on customs matters
- Agreement with the United States on mutual legal assistance
- Agreement with the United States on extradition
- Agreement between the European Union and the United States on the transfer of financial messaging data
- Container security: EU–US agreements
- Economic and trade agreement between Canada and the European Union
- Scientific and technological cooperation between the EU and the United States
- Scientific and technological cooperation between the EU and Canada
- EU–United States of America mutual recognition agreement (MRA)
- European Union–United States aviation agreements
- EU–Canada mutual recognition agreement (MRA)
- EU-US agreement on personal data protection
- EU-US Agreement on Insurance and Reinsurance
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Western Europe (non-EU)
- EU-Iceland agreement on the protection of geographical indications for agricultural products and foodstuffs
- Agreement between the EU and Switzerland on the greenhouse gas emissions trading system (ETS)
- Agreement between the EU and Denmark and the Faroe Islands
- Agreement on the European Economic Area
- Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the EU and Norway on applying similar rules of origin
- Convention on the simplification of formalities in trade in goods
- Scientific and technological cooperation between the EU and Euratom and Norway
- Surrender procedure between EU Member States and Iceland and Norway
- EU-UK Trade and Cooperation agreement
- EU–Switzerland mutual recognition agreement (MRA)
- EU–Switzerland cooperation agreement on European satellite navigation programmes
- EU–Switzerland agreement on the simplification of inspections and formalities in respect of the carriage of goods and on customs security measures
- EU–Switzerland agreement on statistics
- EU and Iceland: clarification of certain rules relating to trade (safeguard measures)
- Euratom-UK agreement on cooperation on the safe and peaceful uses of nuclear energy
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Eastern Europe (non-EU)
- EU–Moldova agreement on the carriage of freight by road
- Frontex status agreements with non-EU countries
- Association Agreement with Georgia
- Association agreement with Ukraine
- Association agreement with Moldova
- Convention on the simplification of formalities in trade in goods
- Stabilisation and Association Agreement with Serbia
- Stabilisation and Association Agreement with North Macedonia
- Stabilisation and Association Agreement with Montenegro
- Stabilisation and Association Agreement with Kosovo
- Stabilisation and Association Agreement with Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Stabilisation and Association Agreement with Albania
- Partnership and Cooperation Agreements (PCAs): Russia, the Southern Caucasus and Central Asia
- Participation of Kosovo in EU programmes
- EU–Ukraine Common Aviation Area Agreement
- EU–Russia partnership and cooperation agreement
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Western Asia
- EU-Israel mutual recognition agreement (MRA)
- Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Yemen
- Cooperation Agreement between the EEC and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)
- Scientific and technological cooperation with Jordan
- Scientific and technological cooperation between the EU and Egypt
- Partnership and cooperation agreement between the EU and Iraq
- Partnership Agreement with Armenia
- EU customs union with Turkey
- European Union–Armenia Common Aviation Area Agreement
- EU strategy for Syria
- EU–Qatar agreement on air transport
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Southern Asia
- EU-India agreement on research and development cooperation in the field of the peaceful uses of nuclear energy
- Partnerships with countries in the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
- Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and Vietnam
- Agreement with Bangladesh on partnership and development
- Scientific and technological cooperation between the EU and India
- EU-Afghanistan: Cooperation agreement on partnership and development
- EU-India customs agreement
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Eastern & South-eastern Asia
- EU—Vietnam Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation
- ITER: Euratom/Japan agreement on nuclear fusion
- Investment Protection Agreement between the EU and Vietnam
- Investment Protection Agreement between the EU and Singapore
- Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and Singapore
- Framework Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Korea
- Agreement with the Republic of Korea
- Agreement with China on cooperation and mutual assistance in customs matters
- Customs Agreement with Japan
- Economic partnership agreement between the EU and Japan
- Scientific and technological cooperation between the EU and South Korea
- Scientific and technological cooperation between the EU and Japan
- Scientific and technological cooperation between the EU and China
- Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Philippines
- Partnership Agreement between the European Union and Mongolia
- EU–Thailand Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation
- EU-China agreement on protection of geographical indications
- EU-China agreement on civil aviation safety
- EU–South Korea free trade agreement
- EU–South Korea cooperation agreement on a civil global navigation satellite system (GNSS)
- EU relations with China
- EU-Malaysia Framework Agreement on Partnership and Cooperation
- EU-Japan Strategic Partnership Agreement
- EU-Japan mutual recognition agreement (MRA)
- EU–Japan mutual legal assistance
- EU-Japan agreement on civil aviation safety
- EU–Indonesia Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation
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Oceania
- EU–New Zealand agreement on the exchange of personal data
- Framework agreement EU-Australia
- Agreement between the European Community and the Pacific States
- Scientific and technological cooperation between the EU and Australia
- European Union–New Zealand Partnership Agreement on Relations and Cooperation
- EU–Australia mutual recognition agreement (MRA)
- EU–New Zealand mutual recognition agreement (MRA)
- EU–New Zealand Free Trade Agreement
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Sectoral agreements
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Agreements – Free movement of persons
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Agreements – Justice & security
- EU-US agreement on personal data protection
- Legal certainty in international trade for EU businesses using choice of court agreements
- Agreement between the European Union and the United States on the transfer of financial messaging data
- Agreements on the security of classified information
- Agreement with the United States on mutual legal assistance
- Agreement with the United States on extradition
- Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters (HCCH 2019 Judgments Convention)
- Convention on international interests in mobile equipment
- Convention on cybercrime
- Surrender procedure between EU Member States and Iceland and Norway
- EU–New Zealand agreement on the exchange of personal data
- EU–Japan mutual legal assistance
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Agreements – Trade
- Economic and trade agreement between Canada and the European Union
- Interim Economic Partnership Agreement between the EU and Eastern and Southern Africa States
- International agreement on olive oil and table olives
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EU and the WTO
- EU rights to apply and enforce international trade rules
- WTO: agreement on trade-related aspects of intellectual property
- WTO: agreement on trade in services
- WTO: agreement on trade in goods
- WTO: agreement on intellectual property rights relating to trade and pharmaceutical patents
- WTO agreement
- Adapting EU trade defence measures following a WTO ruling
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Countries and regions
- EU—Vietnam Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation
- Political dialogue and cooperation agreement with Cuba
- Interim Economic Partnership Agreement between the EU and the Central Africa Party
- Interim Economic Partnership Agreement between the EU and Eastern and Southern Africa States
- Investment Protection Agreement between the EU and Singapore
- Ghana-EU economic partnership agreement
- Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and Vietnam
- Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and Singapore
- Association agreement with Ukraine
- Association agreement with Moldova
- Agreement between the European Community and the Pacific States
- Agreement between the EU and Denmark and the Faroe Islands
- Agreements with Canada on customs matters
- Agreement with Bangladesh on partnership and development
- ACP countries — economic partnership agreements and export arrangements
- Agreement on the European Economic Area
- Economic Partnership Agreement between the EU and the Southern African Development Community countries
- Economic Partnership Agreement between the EU and the CARIFORUM states
- Economic partnership agreement between the EU and Japan
- Economic and trade agreement between Canada and the European Union
- Cotonou Agreement
- Stabilisation and Association Agreement with Serbia
- Stabilisation and Association Agreement with North Macedonia
- Stabilisation and Association Agreement with Montenegro
- Stabilisation and Association Agreement with Kosovo
- Stabilisation and Association Agreement with Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Stabilisation and Association Agreement with Albania
- Trade, Development and Cooperation Agreement (TDCA) with South Africa
- Partnership and Cooperation Agreements (PCAs): Russia, the Southern Caucasus and Central Asia
- Partnership Agreement with Armenia
- Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Philippines
- Partnership Agreement between the European Union and Mongolia
- Pan-Euro-Mediterranean preferential rules of origin
- EU trade agreement with Colombia, Peru and Ecuador
- EU-UK Trade and Cooperation agreement
- EU–Thailand Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation
- EU-Switzerland trade agreement
- EU cooperation with the African, Caribbean and Pacific countries: 11th European Development Fund
- EU-Côte d'Ivoire Economic Partnership Agreement
- EU–South Korea free trade agreement
- EU and Iceland: clarification of certain rules relating to trade (safeguard measures)
- EU–Russia partnership and cooperation agreement
- EU relations with China
- EU–New Zealand Free Trade Agreement
- EU-Malaysia Framework Agreement on Partnership and Cooperation
- EU-Japan Strategic Partnership Agreement
- EU–Indonesia Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation
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Agreements – Development
- EU-Côte d'Ivoire Economic Partnership Agreement
- Political dialogue and cooperation agreement with Cuba
- Peace Facility for Africa
- Interim Economic Partnership Agreement between the EU and the Central Africa Party
- Agreement between the European Community and the Pacific States
- Agreement with Bangladesh on partnership and development
- ACP countries — economic partnership agreements and export arrangements
- Economic Partnership Agreement between the EU and the Southern African Development Community countries
- Economic Partnership Agreement between the EU and the CARIFORUM states
- Cotonou Agreement
- The International Coffee Agreement 2007
- Trade, Development and Cooperation Agreement (TDCA) with South Africa
- Partnership agreement between the EU and its Member States, of the one part, and the Members of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States, of the other part (the Samoa Agreement)
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Agreements – Science & technology
- EU-India agreement on research and development cooperation in the field of the peaceful uses of nuclear energy
- ITER: Euratom/Japan agreement on nuclear fusion
- Horizon Europe – Association agreements with non-EU countries
- Association agreement on Ukraine’s participation in the Horizon Europe programme and the Euratom research and training programme
- Scientific and technological cooperation with Jordan
- Scientific and technological cooperation between the EU and Ukraine
- Scientific and technological cooperation between the EU and Tunisia
- Scientific and technological cooperation between the EU and the United States
- Scientific and technological cooperation between the EU and South Korea
- Scientific and technological cooperation between the EU and South Africa
- Scientific and technological cooperation between the EU and New Zealand
- Scientific and technological cooperation between the EU and Morocco
- Scientific and technological cooperation between the EU and Mexico
- Scientific and technological cooperation between the EU and Japan
- Scientific and technological cooperation between the EU and Algeria
- Scientific and technological cooperation between the EU and India
- Scientific and technological cooperation between the EU and Iceland
- Scientific and technological cooperation between the EU and Euratom and Norway
- Scientific and technological cooperation between the EU and Egypt
- Scientific and technological cooperation between the EU and China
- Scientific and technological cooperation between the EU and Chile
- Scientific and technological cooperation between the EU and Canada
- Scientific and technological cooperation between the EU and Brazil
- Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area
- Participation of the Faroes in EU programmes
- Participation of New Zealand in EU programmes
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Agreements – Customs
- EU-India customs agreement
- Close cooperation between EU customs administrations (Naples II Convention)
- International convention on the simplification and harmonisation of customs procedures
- International Convention on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System
- Agreements with Canada on customs matters
- Agreement with the Republic of Korea
- Agreement with Hong Kong on cooperation and mutual assistance in customs matters
- Agreement with China on cooperation and mutual assistance in customs matters
- Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the EU and Norway on applying similar rules of origin
- 1982 International Convention on the Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods
- Convention on a common transit procedure
- Customs Convention on the international transport of goods under cover of TIR carnets (TIR Convention)
- Customs Agreement with Japan
- Container security: EU–US agreements
- Convention on the simplification of formalities in trade in goods
- Pan-Euro-Mediterranean preferential rules of origin
- EU customs union with Turkey
- EU–Switzerland agreement on the simplification of inspections and formalities in respect of the carriage of goods and on customs security measures
- EU-New Zealand cooperation and mutual administrative assistance in customs matters
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Agreements – Transport
- EU-US agreement on airline passenger name record data
- Intergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by Rail (OTIF)
- Interbus agreement: the international occasional carriage of passengers by coach and bus
- Air service agreements between EU and non-EU countries
- Agreements on air services
- Agreement on civil aviation safety between the European Union and Brazil
- Convention on international interests in mobile equipment
- The Transport Protocol of the Alpine Convention
- The Transport Community
- Montreal Convention on air carrier liability
- EU-Georgia common aviation area agreement
- EU–Ukraine Common Aviation Area Agreement
- EU–Ukraine agreement on the carriage of freight by road
- European Union–United States aviation agreements
- EU-Switzerland air transport agreement
- EU–China maritime transport agreement
- EU-China agreement on civil aviation safety
- European Union–Armenia Common Aviation Area Agreement
- EU–Canada air transport agreement
- Ensuring EU countries comply with and enforce the Maritime Labour Convention
- European Common Aviation Area (ECAA)
- EU–Qatar agreement on air transport
- EU-Moldova common aviation area agreement
- EU–Moldova agreement on the carriage of freight by road
- Euro-Mediterranean aviation agreement between the EU and Morocco
- Euro-Mediterranean aviation agreement between the EU and Jordan
- Euro-Mediterranean aviation agreement between the EU and Israel
- EU-US cooperation on civil aviation safety
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Agreements – Environment
- EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region
- Climate change – Paris Agreement, ratified by EU
- Civil liability for oil pollution damage: Bunkers Convention
- Public access to environmental information
- Licensing system for imports of timber to the EU
- Kyiv Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers
- ITER: Euratom/Japan agreement on nuclear fusion
- Minamata Convention on Mercury
- International Tropical Timber Agreement
- International Dolphin Conservation Programme
- Geneva Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution
- Helsinki Convention: preventing pollution in international watercourses and lakes
- Helsinki Convention on the protection of the Baltic Sea
- United Nations Convention to combat desertification in countries seriously affected by drought
- Bern Convention
- Basel Convention on the control of transboundary movements of hazardous wastes and their disposal
- Barcelona Convention for the protection of the Mediterranean
- Agreement between the EU and Switzerland on the greenhouse gas emissions trading system (ETS)
- Bonn Agreement — dealing with pollution of the North Sea by oil and other harmful substances, including air pollution caused by shipping
- Access to information, public participation and access to justice in environmental matters (Aarhus Convention)
- Access to genetic resources and sharing of benefits arising from their utilisation (Nagoya Protocol)
- Convention on Biological Diversity
- Convention for the Protection of the Rhine
- Convention for the Conservation of Salmon in the North Atlantic Ocean
- Conservation of Antarctic marine living resources
- Compliance with rules on access and benefit-sharing arising from the use of genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge
- Convention on the Protection of the Alps
- Convention on the conservation of migratory species of wild animals — Bonn Convention
- Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context (Espoo Convention) and the Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA Protocol)
- Convention on Biological Diversity — Cartagena protocol on biosafety
- The Arctic region — new EU policy agenda
- Tackling threats posed by chemicals (Stockholm Convention)
- Transboundary effects of industrial accidents
- The Energy Charter Treaty and Protocol
- OSPAR Convention
- Environmental information – public participation and access to justice (Aarhus Convention)
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Conventions protecting specific areas
- EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region
- Helsinki Convention: preventing pollution in international watercourses and lakes
- Helsinki Convention on the protection of the Baltic Sea
- Barcelona Convention for the protection of the Mediterranean
- Bonn Agreement — dealing with pollution of the North Sea by oil and other harmful substances, including air pollution caused by shipping
- Convention for the Protection of the Rhine
- Convention for the protection of the Danube
- Convention for the Conservation of Salmon in the North Atlantic Ocean
- Conservation of Antarctic marine living resources
- Conservation and management of high seas fishery resources in the South Pacific Ocean
- Convention on the Protection of the Alps
- Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
- The Arctic region — new EU policy agenda
- European Union Strategy for the Danube Region
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Agreements – Oceans and fisheries
- Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement
- Indian Ocean Tuna Commission
- Management, conservation and control measures established by the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission
- General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean
- Convention for the strengthening of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission
- Convention on the conservation and management of highly migratory fish stocks in the western and central Pacific Ocean
- Convention on the conservation and management of fishery resources in the South-East Atlantic Ocean
- Convention on Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries
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Agreements – Space
- EU–Morocco cooperation agreement on a civil global navigation satellite system (GNSS)
- Cooperation Agreement between the EU and the Agency for Aerial Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar (ASECNA)
- Safe air navigation: Contributing to a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS)
- EU–United States agreement on the promotion, provision and use of Galileo and GPS satellite-based navigation systems and related applications
- EU–Switzerland cooperation agreement on European satellite navigation programmes
- EU–South Korea cooperation agreement on a civil global navigation satellite system (GNSS)
- EU-Norway cooperation agreement on satellite navigation
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European statistics
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Archived summaries
- Exceptional trade measures for countries and territories involved with the EU’s stabilisation and association process
- EU-India Strategic Partnership
- Euro-African Partnership for infrastructure
- Euro-Mediterranean Association Agreement between the EU and Morocco
- Euro-Mediterranean association agreement between the EU and Tunisia
- Europe-Asia cooperation strategy
- Financing instrument for cooperation with industrialised and other high-income countries and territories (2007-2013)
- Financing instrument for development cooperation - DCI (2007-2013)
- EU-Philippines Agreement on Air Services
- European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (2007 - 2013)
- European Neighbourhood Policy: recommendations for Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia and for Egypt and Lebanon
- EU relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran
- Financial and technical assistance and economic cooperation (1992 - 2006)
- Financial and technical cooperation with the West Bank and the Gaza Strip
- Facilitating the issuance of short-stay visas with Russia
- Enhancing the EU's policy on Mercosur
- EU-Russia environmental cooperation
- EU-China relations: a maturing partnership
- EU Common Strategy for the Mediterranean
- Environment strategy for the Mediterranean
- Partnership for democracy and prosperity with the Southern Mediterranean
- Multilateral Environment for Europe process
- Neighbourhood Policy: 2008 Report
- Neighbourhood policy: participation in European Union Agencies and programmes
- Neighbourhood Policy - Strategy paper
- New EU-Latin America partnership on the eve of the 21st century
- New neighbourhood policy strategy
- Readmission agreement with Sri Lanka
- Towards a strategy for the Arctic
- Towards an EU-Brazil strategic partnership
- Towards an EU-Mexico strategic partnership
- Strategy for assistance to Central Asia 2007-2013 and indicative programme 2007-2010
- Strategy for Brazil 2007-2013
- Strategy for Chile 2007-2013
- Strategy for cooperation with Bangladesh (2007-2013)
- Strategy for cooperation with China (2007-2013)
- Strategy for cooperation with Indonesia (2007-2013)
- Strategy for cooperation with Thailand (2007-2013)
- Strategy for cooperation with the Philippines (2007-2013)
- Strategy for cooperation with Vietnam (2007-2013)
- Strategy for Iraq 2011-2013
- Strategy for Russia 2007-2013
- Strategy for the eastern region 2007-2013
- Strategy for Venezuela 2007-2013
- Transit Kaliningrad - Russian mainland: proposals and implementation
- Strengthening the EU-China partnership
- Strengthening the European Neighbourhood Policy
- Tacis programme (2000-2006)
- Taking stock of the European Neighbourhood Policy
- Tenth anniversary of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership
- The ASEM process (Asia-Europe meeting)
- The Valencia Ministerial Conference and its Action Plan
- Regional strategy for Asia 2007-2013
- Regional strategy for CAN 2007-2013
- Regional strategy for Central America 2007-2013
- Regional strategy for Latin America 2007-2013
- Regional strategy for Mercosur 2007-2013
- Reinvigorating the Barcelona process
- Renewed engagement with Iraq
- Renewed partnership with Latin America
- DCI - the EU’s financing instrument for development cooperation (2014-20)
- Eastern Partnership
- EC-Mexico Global Cooperation Agreement
- Cooperation with industrialised countries (2001-2006)
- Enhancing the Asia strategy
- Cooperation with Non-EU Member Countries on nuclear safety
- Combating HIV/AIDS in the European Union and neighbouring countries (2009-2013)
- Common framework for joint multiannual programming
- Cross-border cooperation (CBC) 2007-2013
- Cross-border cooperation within the framework of the TACIS programme
- EEC-Central America Framework Cooperation Agreement
- Communication ahead of the Guadalajara summit
- Agreement on readmission with Russia
- Agreement on the processing and transfer of passenger name record data by air carriers to the United States Department of Homeland Security (2007 PNR Agreement)
- Border Assistance Mission to Moldova and Ukraine
- Action on HIV/AIDS in the European Union and neighbouring countries 2006 - 2009
- Agreement between the European Union and the United States on the security of classified information
- Association of the overseas countries and territories with the EU
- A financing instrument for the promotion of democracy and human rights in the world (2007 – 2013)
- A Framework for EU-Iraq Engagement
- A new partnership with South-East Asia
- Barcelona Declaration and Euro-Mediterranean partnership
- Barcelona Process: Union for the Mediterranean
- A stronger economic and political partnership for the 21st century
- A stronger partnership with Latin America
- Black Sea Synergy
- Framework of cooperation in higher education, training and youth with Canada
- Governance in the consensus on development
- IPA II: the EU’s Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance 2014-2020
- MEDA programme
- Improving relations between the EU and the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council
- Human rights and relations in the Mediterranean
- Instrument for Stability (2007 – 2013)
- Implementation of the European Neighbourhood Policy in 2007
- Inter-regional programme: Strategy paper 2007-2013 and indicative programme 2007-2010
- Follow-up to the Rio Summit
- Food Assistance Convention
- Programme for cooperation in higher education and vocational education and training with the United States
- Possibilities for cooperation with Hong Kong and Macao (2007-2013)
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