EU-Malaysia Partnership and Cooperation Agreement

The Committee on Foreign Affairs adopted the report by Gheorghe-Vlad NISTOR (EPP, RO) on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, 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 the Government of Malaysia, of the other part.

The committee responsible recommended that the European Parliament give its consent to the conclusion of the agreement.

The agreement aims to establish a stronger partnership between the EU and Malaysia and to deepen and strengthen cooperation on issues of mutual interest, including human rights, non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, the fight against terrorism, the fight against corruption and organised crime, trade, migration, environment, energy, climate change, transport, science and technology, employment and social affairs, education and agriculture.