Activites

• 2009/03/12 Debate in Parliament
  • Debate in Parliament
• #2926
• 2009/02/23 Council Meeting
  • 2926 summary

    Ministers discussed preparations for the launch of the EU's Eastern PartnershipEastern Partnership, on the basis of input from the Presidency and the Commission (a presidency paper, a presidency progress report, and a communication from the Commission).They reaffirmed the political commitment to establish the Eastern Partnership.They also noted that there were a number of issues, such as:visa liberalisation, the articulation between the Eastern Partnership and the Black Sea Synergy,the participation of third countries and financing, which will require further discussion as part of the process of developing and implementing the Eastern Partnership.To recall, the Eastern Partnership is a multinational forum formed by the EU Member States and six eastern European and southern Caucasus states: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus,  Georgia, Moldova,Ukraine. It is intended to facilitate the negotiation of free trade zones for services and agricultural products, as well as partnership agreements and visa agreements.

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• Debate in Council: 2926
• Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament

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