EU-Canada joint ministerial committee meeting, 4 December 2017

Summary:

The first joint ministerial committee between Canada and the European Union (EU) was held on 4 December 2017.

Further information:

The committee reviewed the bilateral cooperation, including the provisional application of the Strategic Partnership Agreement (SPA) and the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA). There was also a discussion on how to step up security and defence cooperation. The meeting also addressed a number of global issues, as well as EU-Canada cooperation in third countries.

In the margins of the meeting, the EU and Canada signed an agreement allowing the exchange of classified information between them. This agreement enables greater cooperation in areas such as common security and defence policy (CSDP) missions and operations.

• Primary Source

Official

EU-Canada relations: Joint statement of the 1st meeting of the joint ministerial committee http://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2017/12/04/eu-canada-relations-joint-statement-eu-and-canada-a-progressive-and-dynamic-strategic-partnership/

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ESO Records

Joint Proposal for a Council Decision on the position to be adopted in the Joint Ministerial Committee and the Joint Cooperation Committee established by the Strategic Partnership Agreement between the European Union and Canada https://www.europeansources.info/record/joint-proposal-for-a-council-decision-on-the-position-to-be-adopted-in-the-joint-ministerial-committee-and-the-joint-cooperation-committee-established-by-the-strategic-partnership-agreement-between-th/

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