EU Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Development meet on 22 May 2018 in Brussels.
The EU-Western Balkans summit takes place in Sofia, Bulgaria, on 17 May 2018. It is hosted by the Prime Minister of Bulgaria, which currently holds the Presidency of the Council. The President of the European Council, Donald TUSK, chairs the meeting.
The European Union is committed to the continued full and effective implementation of all parts of the Iran nuclear deal. After international negotiations on the Iranian nuclear programme were concluded, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), also known as the Iran nuclear deal, was implemented on 16 January 2016.
The European Union's commitment to effective multilateralism, with the United Nations at its core, is a central element of its external action.
On 10 February 2014, the EU adopted negotiating directives for a bilateral EU-Cuba Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement to consolidate existing bilateral relations in the areas of political dialogue, cooperation and trade.
EU-Tunisia relationship emphasises close cooperation on democratic reform, economic modernisation, and migration issues, under the European Neighbourhood Policy. Tunisia and the EU are bound by the legally binding treaty in the form of an Association agreement.
The European Union Military Committee (EUMC) is the highest military body set up within the Council. It directs all EU military activities and provides the Political and Security Committee (PSC) with advice and recommendations on military matters.
EU relations with Azerbaijan are governed by the EU-Azerbaijan Partnership and Cooperation Agreement signed in 1996 and entered into force in 1999.
Trips and meetings of Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.
Ministers of Foreign and European Affairs of the EU27 meet on 14 May 2018 in Brussels.
EU Ministers of Foreign and European Affairs meet on 14 May 2018 in Brussels.
The European Union and Algeria have a long-standing partnership within the framework of the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP). The Association Agreement – entered into force in 2005 – represents the key legal basis of EU-Algeria relations. A joint assessment of the implementation of the Association Agreement has been finalized in March 2017, along with the Partnership priorities: the new political framework that will guide the dialogue of the EU and its Member States with Algeria up to 2020. The EU and Algeria entertain also a high-level dialogue on energy.
The EU is seeking an increasingly close relationship with Ukraine, going beyond co-operation, to gradual economic integration and a deepening of political co-operation. Ukraine is a priority partner country within the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP). On 1 January 2016 the Free Trade Area (DCFTA) between Ukraine and the European Union entered into force.
The "European Union-NATO Declaration on the European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP)" and the "Berlin Plus" arrangements are the basic documents for the EU-NATO strategic partnership.