Partnership Agreement between the European Union and Mongolia

SUMMARY OF:

Framework Agreement on Partnership and Cooperation between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Mongolia, of the other

Council Decision 2012/273/EU on the signing of the framework agreement with Mongolia

Council Decision (EU) 2017/2270 on the conclusion of the framework agreement with Mongolia

WHAT IS THE AIM OF THE AGREEMENT AND THE DECISIONS?

The agreement establishes a political dialogue between the European Union (EU) and Mongolia aiming to:

encourage the convergence of their positions on international issues of mutual concern;
cooperate for stability, security and respect for democracy and human rights.

Decision 2012/273/EU approves the EU’s signature of the partnership agreement.

Decision (EU) 2017/2270 approves the agreement itself.

KEY POINTS

The agreement commits the parties to comprehensive dialogue and cooperation on a number of issues including:

political and economic matters in all relevant regional and international forums and organisations;
the fight against serious crimes of international concern;
countering the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and small arms and light weapons;
developing trade and investment between the parties to their mutual advantage;
establishing cooperation in the area of justice, freedom and security;
establishing cooperation in all other sectors of mutual interest, including:
- macroeconomic policy and financial services,
- taxation and customs, including good governance in the tax field,
- industrial policy and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs),
- information society,
- audiovisual and media,
- science and technology,
- energy,
- transport,
- education and culture,
- the environment and natural resources,
- agriculture and rural development,
- health,
- employment and social affairs,
- statistics;
enhancing both parties’ participation in subregional and regional cooperation programmes open to the participation of the other party;
promoting poverty eradication in the context of sustainable development and the progressive integration of Mongolia into the world economy.

Means of cooperation

Each party will make the appropriate resources available, including financial means, to the extent that their respective resources and regulations allow, to fulfil the cooperation objectives.
The parties will encourage the European Investment Bank to continue its operations in Mongolia, in accordance with its procedures and financing criteria.

Joint committee

A joint committee composed of representatives from both parties will:

ensure the proper functioning and implementation of the agreement;
set priorities in relation to the agreement’s aims;
make recommendations for promoting the objectives of the agreement.

DATE OF ENTRY INTO FORCE

The agreement entered into force on 1 November 2017.

BACKGROUND

For further information, see:

Mongolia and the EU (European External Action Service).

MAIN DOCUMENTS

Framework Agreement on Partnership and Cooperation between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Mongolia, of the other part (OJ L 326, 9.12.2017, pp. 7–35).

Council Decision 2012/273/EU of 14 May 2012 on the signing, on behalf of the Union, of the Framework Agreement on Partnership and Cooperation between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Mongolia, of the other part (OJ L 134, 24.5.2012, p. 4).

Council Decision (EU) 2017/2270 of 9 October 2017 on the conclusion of the Framework Agreement on Partnership and Cooperation between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Mongolia, of the other part (OJ L 326, 9.12.2017, pp. 5–6).

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