European neighbourhood policy

The Council adopted Decisions on the position to be adopted within the Association Councils with Israel, Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia and the EU-Palestinian Authority Joint Committee, established by the Euro-Mediterranean Association Agreements with a view to implementing the Action Plans envisaged by the European Neighbourhood Policy (5962/05, 5970/05, 5959/05, 6003/05 and 6014/05).

The Action Plans serve the dual purpose of setting out concrete steps for the fulfilment of the obligations set out in the Euro-Mediterranean Agreements, and of providing a broader framework for further strengthening relations between the EU and its partners to involve a significant measure of economic integration and a deepening of political cooperation.