EU Relations

Lebanon and the European Community first established contractual relations in 1977 by signing a Co-operation Agreement between the EEC and the Lebanese Republic, which entered into force in November 1978. Lebanon is one of the EU’s long-standing partners in the framework of the Euro Mediterranean Partnership.

Association Agreement

The EU-Lebanon Association Agreement was signed on in 2002 and came into force on 1 April 2006. The first Association Council was held on 12 April 2006.
The main elements of the agreement are:

  • Framework for political dialogue;
  • Co-operation in economic policy, including approximation of laws and application of Community standards to support Lebanon’s efforts to achieve sustainable economic and social development;
  • Close co-operation in the social field particularly promoting the role of women and a better understanding amongst cultures.

Full text of the Agreement...
 

European Neighbourhood Policy

The following are documents adopted in the framework of the European Neighbourhood Policy:

The Strategy paper establishes a strategic framewok for the 2002-2006 EU assistance. This document describes the EU cooperation objectives, the priority fields of cooperation, on the basis of a complete evaluation of the partner's political agenda and socio-economic and political situation. Full text (in French) ...

The guiding principles of programming for 2005-2006 were the Commission strategy for financial cooperation with Jordan 2002-2006 (CSP), and the recent policy framework developments including the new Neighbourhood Policy. Full text of the programme...

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Updated: 31-08-2006
Sources: EU