A European Union Association Agreement (Association Agreement) is a treaty between the European Union (EU) and a non-EU country that creates a framework for co-operation between them. Areas frequently covered by such agreements include the development of political, trade, social, cultural and security links.

The EU typically concludes Association Agreements in exchange for commitments to political, economic, trade, or human rights reform in a country. In exchange, the country may be offered tariff-free access to some or all EU markets (industrial goods, agricultural products, etc), and financial or technical assistance. Human rights are rights which some hold to be inalienable and belonging to all humans. ... A tariff is a tax on imported goods. ...

Association Agreements have to be ratified by all the EU member states. Ratification is the process of adopting an international treaty, or a constitution or other nationally binding document (such as an amendment to a constitution) by the agreement of multiple subnational entities. ... EU member states and candidates There are currently 25 member states in the European Union. ...

In recent history, such agreements are signed as part of two EU policies: Stabilisation and Association process (SAp) and European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP). The countries of the western Balkans are covered by SAp and the EU signs with them "Stabilisation and Association Agreements" (SAA) that explicitely include provisions for future EU membership of the country involved (these countries are covered by the Enlargement directorate of the EU instead of the External Relation directorate that covers relations with all other states in the world except the candidates and potential candidates [1]). The countries of the Mediterranean and the East European EU neighbours (including South Caucasus, but excluding Russia that insists on creating four EU-Russia Common Spaces) are covered by ENP. In the ENP Association Agreements (as in similar AAs signed with Mexico and other states) there is no mention of EU membership - this is a concern only to the European ENP states, because for the Mediterranean it is obvious that they can't join the union in its current form because they are not located in Europe. SAAs are similar to the Europe Agreements signed with the CEECs in the 1990s and to the AA with Turkey. The ENP AAs are similar to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreements signed with CIS states in the 1990s and to the multiple other AAs governing the relations between the EU and other third countries. The ENP stipulates that after signing of AA with a particular country the EU will make a Country Report and then the two sides will agree on an Action Plan drafted by the EU (including particular reforms, actions and also aid by the EU) for the next 3 to 5 years. The Balkans is the historic and geographic name used to describe a region of south-eastern Europe. ... A European Union Association Agreement (Association Agreement) is a treaty between the European Union (EU) and a non-EU country that creates a framework for co-operation between them. ... The European Union (EU) was originally created by the six founding states in 1952, but has grown to its current size of 25 member states. ... The Mediterranean Sea is an intercontinental sea positioned between Europe to the north, Africa to the south and Asia to the east, covering an approximate area of 2. ... South Caucasus: Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan South Caucasus (also referred sometimes as Transcaucasus) is a name to the transitional region between Europe and Asia extending from the Greater Caucasus to the Turkish and Iranian borders, between the Black and Caspian seas. ... When the European Union unveiled its European Neighbourhood Policy program Russia choosed to stay out of it, because it doesnt want to be part of a process centered around the EU. Russia stated that it wants to be an equal partner of the EU (as opposed to the junior... The Copenhagen criteria are the rules that define whether a nation is eligible to join the European Union. ... Europe is conventionally considered one of the seven continents which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiogeographic one. ... A European Union Association Agreement (Association Agreement) is a treaty between the European Union (EU) and a non-EU country that creates a framework for co-operation between them. ...

Both the SAA and ENP AP are based mostly on the EU's Acquis communoutaire and its promulgation in the cooperating states legislation. Of course the depth of the harmonisation is less than for full EU members and some policy areas may not be covered (depending on the particular state). The French term acquis (or sometimes acquis communautaire) is used in European Union law to refer to the total body of EU law accumulated so far. ... Legislation refers to the process of enacting statutory laws, or to the set of statutory laws in a state. ...

Stabilisation and Association process

• Croatia, SAA signed in 2001, entered in force 2005
• Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, SAA signed in 2001, entered in force 2004
• Albania, negotiations started in 2003, still ongoing
• Serbia and Montenegro, negotiations started in November 2005, still ongoing
• Bosnia-Hercegovina, negotiations started in November 2005, still ongoing

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European Neighbourhood Policy

Country Report (CR), ENP Action Plan (AP)

• Morocco, AA 2000, CR May 2004, AP End 2004, AP adoption - Feb 2005 by the EU, July 2005 by Morocco
• Algeria, AA 2005, CR under development
• Tunisia, AA 1998, CR May 2004, AP End 2004, AP adoption - Feb 2005 by the EU, July 2005 by Tunisia
• Libya - recent changes in Libya policies may allow for starting of some cooperation
• Egypt, AA 2004, CR March 2005, AP under development
• Jordan, AA 2002, CR May 2004, AP End 2004, AP adoption - Feb 2005 by the EU, January 2005 by Jordan
• Lebanon, AA 2003 (provisional), CR March 2005, AP under development
• Syria - AA ratification ongoing
• Israel, AA 2000, CR May 2004, AP End 2004, AP adopted - Feb 2005 by the EU, April 2005 by Israel
• Palestinian Authority, AA 1997 (provisional), CR May 2004, AP End 2004, AP adoption - Feb 2005 by the EU, May 2005 by PA

• Moldova, PCA 1998, CR May 2004, AP End 2004, AP adopted - Feb 2005 by the EU and Moldova
• Ukraine, PCA 1998, CR May 2004, AP End 2004, AP adopted - Feb 2005 by the EU and Ukraine
• Georgia, PCA 1999, CR March 2005, AP under development
• Armenia, PCA 1999, CR March 2005, AP under development
• Azerbaijan, PCA 1999, CR March 2005, AP under development
• Belarus - EU considers the Belarus authorities too undemocratic
• Russia - opted to cooperate trough the formation of EU-Russia Common Spaces instead of the ENP.

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EU Agreements with third states

Agreements with FTA provisions

• Algeria AA (2005)
• Croatia SAA (2005)
• Macedonia SAA (2004)
• Mexico AA (2000)
• Chile AA (2003)
• South Africa AA (2000)
• Faroe Islands, autonomous entity of Denmark (1997)
• Switzerland FTA (1973)
• Morocco AA (2000)
• Tunisia AA (1998)
• Egypt AA (2004)
• Jordan AA (2002)
• Israel AA (2000)
• Palestinian Authority interim AA (1997)
• Bulgaria EA (1995)
• Romania EA (1995)
• Andorra CU (1991)
• San Marino CU (2002)
• Turkey CU (1996)

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Currently in negotiations

• Lebanon AA (FTA provisions in force since 2003)
• Syria AA
• Albania SAA
• Bosnia and Herzegovina SAA
• Serbia and Montenegro SAA
• GCC FTA

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Other Agreements

• Kazakhstan PCA (1999)
• Kyrgystan PCA (1999)
• Uzbekistan PCA (1999)
• Moldova PCA (1998)
• Ukraine PCA (1998)
• Georgia PCA (1999)
• Armenia PCA (1999)
• Azerbaijan PCA (1999)
• Russia PCA (1997)
• Albania Trade and Cooperation Agreement (1992)
• USSR Trade and Cooperation Agreement of 1989, endorsed by Tajikistan in 1994 and by Turkmenistan
• Mongolia Trade and Cooperation Agreement (1993)
• Algeria AA (1976)
• Syria AA (1977)
• Serbia and Montenegro Framework Agreement FRY-EU (2000)
• GCC Cooperation Agreement (1989)

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Currently in negotiations

• Belarus PCA, stalled in 1995
• Tajikistan PCA, to enter into force in 2006
• Turkmenistan PCA, stalled in 1999

Defunct Agreements

• Norway FTA (1973), now a member of EEA
• Iceland FTA (1973), now a member of EEA
• Switzerland and Liechtenstein FTA (1973), Liechtenstein is now member of EEA
• Czech Republic EA (1995), now EU member
• Estonia EA (1998), now EU member
• Hungary EA (1994), now EU member
• Latvia EA (1998), now EU member
• Lithuania EA (1998), now EU member
• Poland EA (1994), now EU member
• Slovakia EA (1995), now EU member
• Slovenia EA (1999), now EU member
• Cyprus AA (1973), now EU member
• Malta AA (1971), now EU member
• Turkey AA (1964), superceded by EU-Turkey Customs Union
• Macedonia Trade and Cooperation Agreement (1998), superceded by SAA

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See also

• Barcelona Process
• Euro-Mediterranean free trade area
• Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe
• Third country relationships with the EU