Concepţia Parteneriatului Estic va fi aprobată la sesiunea de primăvară a Consiliului Uniunii Europene
La şedinţa din 23 februarie a Consiliului UE la nivel de miniştri de externe s-a discutat despre începerea lucrului asupra iniţiativei Parteneriatului Estic în baza documentelor preşedinţiei cehe a UE. Consiliul a subliniat că au mai rămas un şir de chestiuni, în special ce ţin de liberalizarea regimului de vize, stabilirea unui echilibru între Parteneriatul Estic şi iniţiativa Sinergiei la Marea Neagră, participarea unor state terţe (Rusia şi Turcia au fost invitate în calitate de observatori la Parteneriatul Estic) şi finanţarea, care urmează să mai fie examinate. Concepţia Parteneriatului Estic urmează a fi aprobată la sesiunea de primăvară a Consiliului UE. Detalii în comunicatul de mai jos (varianta engleză).On the 23rd of February on the Council meeting on general affairs and external relations ministers discussed preparations for the launch of the EU's Eastern Partnership, on the basis of input from the Presidency and the Commission.
Council noted that there were a number of issues, such as visa liberalisation, the articulation between the Eastern Partnership and the Black Sea Synergy, the participation of Third countries or the financing, which will require further discussion as part of the process of developing and implementing the Eastern Partnership.
The relevant Council bodies will now start working on preparations for the Spring European
Council, which is expected to establish the Eastern Partnership.
The Eastern Partnership is a multinational forum formed by the EU member states and six eastern Europe and southern Caucasus states: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine. It is intended to facilitate the negotiation of free trade zones for services and agricultural products, as well as partnership agreements and visa agreements. Partnership pledges to support institution-building programmes and further assist in economic and social development, as in mutual energy security.
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2009-02-25 09:30:53