The Informal Meeting of EU Trade Ministers takes place on 3 March 2017 in Valletta.
In this section you will find video coverage of events illustrating the relations between the EU and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
The European social partner organisations represent the interests of workers and employers.
EU relations with Armenia are governed by the EU -Armenia Partnership and Cooperation Agreement signed in 1996 and entered into force in 1999. On 12 October 2015 the Foreign Affairs Council authorised the European Commission and the High Representative to open negotiations on a new, legally binding and overarching agreement with Armenia, and adopted the corresponding negotiating mandate. The new agreement will replace the current EU-Armenia Partnership and Cooperation agreement.
From 17 to 19 February, more than 500 decision-makers from across the globe, including more than 25 heads of state and government, 80 foreign and defense ministers, and delegations from the new US administration and from Congress, come together in Munich for discussions on major international security challenges.
Federica MOGHERINI, EU HR for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, at the G20 Germany 2017 Foreign Ministers meeting in Bonn, Germany.
Bilateral relations between the Kyrgyz Republic and the EU have been governed by a Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) since 1999. Technical and financial support to the Kyrgyz Republic is provided through the EU's Development Cooperation Instrument (DCI).
Algeria and the EU are bound by the legally binding treaty in the form of an Association agreement.
EU opened accession negotiations with Iceland on 27 July 2010
The establishment of official relations between the Republic of San Marino and the European Community dates back to February 1983. The European Community and San Marino signed an Agreement on monetary relations in 2000. It entitles San Marino, inter alia to use the Euro as its official currency.
Together, the EU and the USA have the largest bilateral trade and investment relationship in the world, roughly 31% of the world trade and over 49% of the world GDP. In keeping with the evolving political and legal personality of the EU, there is active cooperation across a host of sectors: cooperation in justice and home affairs, energy and energy security, environment, science & technology, education & training. On 14 June 2013, the Council of the European Union adopted negotiating directives for a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) with the US.
EU Naval Operation Sophia against human smugglers in the Mediterranean, previously EUNAVFOR Med. The operation is aimed at disrupting the business model of human smuggling and trafficking networks in the Mediterranean and to prevent the further loss of life at sea. It is part of a wider EU comprehensive approach to migration, tackling both the symptoms and root causes such as conflict, poverty, climate change and persecution.
In October 2012, the European Commission published a Feasibility Study for a Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) between the European Union and Kosovo. Soon after, the two parties started negotiating the agreement. The designation of Kosovo is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244(1999) and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence.
Senior officials meet to discuss the progress made in the implemenation of the Valletta Joint Action Plan. The European Union is strengthening the mainstreaming of migration within its Official Development Assistance for Africa. The meeting takes place on 8-9 February in Valletta, Malta.
The relations between the EU and the Republic of Moldova are based on the Association Agreement which was signed on the margins of the EU summit held on 27 June 2014.
The EU seeks to develop particular close relationship with Morocco, its geographical neighbour, and to support Morocco's economic and political reforms. The relationship emphasizes close cooperation on democratic reform, economic modernization, and migration issues.
EU relations with Azerbaijan are governed by the EU-Azerbaijan Partnership and Cooperation Agreement signed in 1996 and entered into force in 1999.
EU heads of state or government meet for an informal summit in Malta on 3 February 2017. At the morning session, the 28 EU heads of state or government are focusing on migration issues, and at the afternoon session, the 27 leaders are preparing the upcoming 60th anniversary of the Rome Treaties.
Donald TUSK, President of the European Council, attends the Meeting of the Baltic Prime Ministers taking place on 31 Januaty in Tallin, on the sidelines of the Baltic Council of Ministers. The meeting is focused on regional security, energy and transport links, and the future of the European Union.
Norway is closely associated with the European Union through its membership in the European Economic Area (EEA).