| Author (Corporate) | European Commission, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy |
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| Series Title | JOIN |
| Series Details | (2016) 45 final (22.9.16) |
| Publication Date | 22/09/2016 |
| Content Type | Policy-making |
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On 10 November 2011, the Council adopted a Decision authorising the European Commission to negotiate a Cooperation Agreement on Partnership and Development ('CAPD') between the European Union and the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. The negotiations were concluded on 29 April 2015 following the 4th round of negotiations held in Brussels. The CAPD was initialled on 2 July 2015 in Kabul. The CAPD will be the first contractual relationship between the Union and Afghanistan, confirming the EU's commitment to Afghanistan's future development during the "decade of transformation" (2014-2024). It is the legal framework for the substantial EU-Afghanistan cooperation developed since 2001 and enshrined in the current EU Afghanistan Strategy 2014-2016, adopted by the Council in June 2014, as well as in the Multiannual Indicative Program 2014-2020 under the Development Cooperation Instrument. The CAPD will form the basis of EU-Afghan relations for the next ten years, and could be automatically extended for periods of 5 years. The CAPD reflects the principles and conditions on which the EU-Afghanistan future partnership will be based. It includes the essential elements clauses on human rights and non-proliferation. The CAPD equally provides for the possibility of cooperation in a broad range of areas, including development, trade and investment, and justice and the rule of law. The latter comprises not only extensive clauses on the fight against organized crime, money laundering and counter-narcotics but also the cooperation on migration, with the explicit reference to conclude a readmission agreement. The CAPD also includes chapters on a number of specific areas for sectoral cooperation, all confirming that the CAPD is about cooperation. |
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| Source Link | http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=JOIN:2016:045:FIN |
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| Countries / Regions | Europe, Southern Asia |
