Egypt–European Union relations
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Egypt–European Union relations are the foreign relations between the country of Egypt and the European Union.[1]
Under the aegis of the Global Mediterranean Policy (GMP) launched in 1972, an agreement between the European Economic Community and Egypt was signed in January 1977.[2] The framework laid out by the 1995 Euro-Mediterranean Partnership paved the way for some modest advances in the EU–Egypt relations,[3] leading to a new association agreement signed on 25 June 2001 in the context of the Barcelona process, that entered into force in June 2004.[4] An EU–Egypt Action Plan also entered into force in 2007.[3]
The outbreak of the Arab Spring defied the traditional stability-driven policy conducted by the EU in the region, conveyed by the support to authoritarian rulers in office, including Egypt's Hosni Mubarak, eventually leading to a reassessment of the EU foreign policy in the region.[5]
Both sides share a common membership in the Union for the Mediterranean.
In 2023, the European Commission and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi negotiated the creation of a "strategic partnership" between the EU and Egypt.[6][7][8]
Chronology of relations with the EU
| Date | Event |
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| 25 June 2001 | The EU and Egypt sign an Association Agreement[9] |
| June 2004 | The Association Agreement enters into force[9] |
| March 2007 | The European Neighbourhood Policy Action Plan is adopted[9] |
| 2016 | The EU and Egypt initiated a dialogue on future Partnership Priorities in line with the revised European Neighbourhood Policy[9] |
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