| Author (Corporate) | European Commission, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy |
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| Series Title | JOIN |
| Series Details | (2015) 10 final (13.4.15) |
| Publication Date | 13/04/2015 |
| Content Type | Policy-making |
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The EU and Canada have a history of extensive political and economic cooperation, formally dating back to 1976 when the EU signed a Framework Agreement with Canada, the first EU agreement with an OECD country. This Agreement has for a long time constituted the appropriate framework to deepen relations, enhance political association and cooperation between the Parties. In 2004 the Parties concluded a Partnership Agenda with the objective of advancing international security, global economic prosperity, cooperation on issues of Justice and Home Affairs, addressing global and regional challenges and fostering closer links between the citizens of the EU and Canada. The Partnership Agenda established an intensified dialogue which allowed a more strategic, sustained and coherent approach to issues affecting Canada and the EU involving an increasingly wide range of sectors. On 8 December 2010, the Council adopted a Decision authorising the European Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy to negotiate a Framework Agreement between the European Union and Canada. The negotiations of the Agreement commenced in September 2011. The aim of the Agreement is twofold: (i) to enhance EU-Canada political ties and cooperation on foreign policy and security issues by taking their relationship to a strategic partnership level, and (ii) to upgrade their cooperation in a large number of policy areas going beyond trade and economics. The Agreement considerably contributes to the improvement of the partnership which is based on the EU and Canada's joint values such as respect for democratic principles and human rights and fundamental freedoms, rule of law, international peace and security. |
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| Source Link | http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=JOIN:2015:010:FIN |
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| Countries / Regions | Canada, Europe |
