European Union Council Conclusions on Eastern Partnership

On November 14 The Council of the European Union discussed current multilateral and bilateral relations with the six Eastern Partnership countries – Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine. Ministers had an exchange of views on the implementation of the Partnership and possible deliverables to be achieved in 2017, notably with a view to the next Eastern Partnership Summit in November 2017 in Brussels. The Council adopted conclusions on the Eastern Partnership.

In the conclusions published later, the Council welcomed the progress in the implementation of the Association Agreements/Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Areas (AA/DCFTAs) with Georgia, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine, providing for accelerating political association and economic integration with the EU. Download the full text of the conclusions following the link: european-union-council-conclusions-on-eastern-partnership.pdf

Background:

The Eastern Partnership is a specific Eastern dimension to the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP). It is designed to reinforce the political association and economic integration of eastern European partner countries.

The Eastern Partnership was launched in 2009, as a joint initiative between the EU, EU member states and six Eastern European and South Caucasus partner countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine.

source: www.consilium.europa.eu