Euro-Mediterranean free trade area 3461164 214579979 2008-05-24T06:11:36Z Vishnava 6847159 /* See also */ [[Category:Proposed free trade agreements]] The '''Euro-Mediterranean free trade area''' (EU-MEFTA) is based on the [[Barcelona Process]] and [[European Neighbourhood Policy]] (ENP). The [[Barcelona Process]], developed after the Barcelona Conference in successive annual meetings, is a set of goals designed to lead to a [[free trade area]] in the Middle East by [[2010]]. It is envisioned that an FTA with [[Rules of Origin]] with Pan-Euro-Mediterranean [[cumulation]] will be created. It will cover the EU, the [[European Free Trade Association|EFTA]], the [[Third country relationships with the EU#Customs Union|EU customs unions with third states]] ([[Turkey]], [[Andorra]], [[San Marino]]), the [[Enlargement of the European Union|EU candidate states]], the partners of the [[Barcelona Process]] and possibly at a later stage all of the [[European Neighbourhood Policy]] partners. [http://europa.eu.int/comm/taxation_customs/customs/customs_duties/rules_origin/preferential/article_791_en.htm]. [[Image:AGADIR AGREEMENT2.gif|thumb|220px|Map indicating signatories of the [[Agadir Agreement]]]] The [[Agadir Agreement]] of [[2004]] ([[Free Trade Agreement|FTA]] between [[Jordan]], [[Tunisia]], [[Morocco]], [[Egypt]]) is seen as its first building block. Further steps are envisioned into the ENP Action plans negotiated between the [[European Union]] and the partner states on the southern shores of the [[Mediterranean Sea]]. The initial aim is to create a matrix of [[Free Trade Agreement]]s between each of the partners and the others. Then a single free trade area is to be formed, including the [[European Union]]. The Agadir Agreement is seen also as a stepping stone to the formation of a [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|Great Arab Free Trade Area]] [http://www.jordanembassyus.org/05092001006.htm]. The [[Arab League]] has recently announced that the Agadir organization is expected to include all 22 Arab Members by 2015, and expects the Arab League to become a powerful economic organization by 2025.{{Fact|date=February 2007}} As of [[1 January]] [[2005]], the [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area]] (GAFTA) came into existence, consisting of most members of the Arab League. This organization essentially supersedes the Agadir Agreement and achieves the initial aims of the Euro-Mediterranean free trade area by effectively creating a free trade agreement between most Arab [[Maghreb]] states along with most of the [[Middle East]]. == Partners == * [[European Union]] * [[Morocco]] * [[Algeria]] * [[Tunisia]] * [[Egypt]] * [[Jordan]] * [[Lebanon]] * [[Israel]] * [[Palestinian Authority]] == Prospective partners == * [[Syria]] * [[Libya]] (member of the [[Arab Maghreb Union]]) * [[Gulf Cooperation Council]] * [[Iraq]] * [[Mauritania]] (member of the [[Arab Maghreb Union]]) == FTA Progress == {| border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing=0 class="toccolours" style="border-collapse:collapse" |- !rowspan="2"| !! colspan=3 | '''<center>[[European Union|EU]] associated</center>''' !! colspan="9"| '''<center>Other [[Barcelona Conference]] partners</center>''' !! colspan=5 | '''<center>Prospective partners</center>''' |- ! '''<center>[[European Union|EU]]</center>''' !! '''<center>[[European Free Trade Association|EFTA]]</center>''' !! '''<center>[[Turkey]] [[EU-Turkey Customs Union|CU]]</center>''' !! '''[[Morocco]]''' !! '''<center>[[Algeria]]</center>''' !! '''<center>[[Tunisia]]</center>''' !! '''<center>[[Egypt]]</center>''' !! '''<center>[[Jordan]]</center>''' !! '''<center>[[Lebanon]]</center>''' !! '''<center>[[Syria]]</center>''' !! '''<center>[[Israel]]</center>''' !! '''<center>[[Palestinian Authority|PA]]</center>''' !! '''<center>[[Libya]]</center>''' !! '''<center>[[Gulf Cooperation Council|GCC]]</center>''' !! '''<center>[[Mauritania]]</center>''' !! '''<center>[[Iraq]]</center>''' !! '''<center>[[Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic|SADR]]</center>''' |- | [[European Union|EU]] | bgcolor=darkgray | | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Free Trade Agreement|FTA]] 1973 | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Customs Union|CU]] 1996 | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[European Union Association Agreement|AA]] 2000 | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[European Union Association Agreement|AA]] 2005 | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[European Union Association Agreement|AA]] 1998 | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[European Union Association Agreement|AA]] 2004 | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[European Union Association Agreement|AA]] 2002 | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[European Union Association Agreement|AA]] 2006 | bgcolor=orange | [[European Union Association Agreement|AA]] | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[European Union Association Agreement|AA]] 2000 | bgcolor=yellow | [[European Union Association Agreement|AA]] 1997 | | bgcolor=orange | [[Free Trade Agreement|FTA]] | | | bgcolor=red | |- | [[European Free Trade Association|EFTA]] | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Free Trade Agreement|FTA]] 1973 | bgcolor=darkgray | | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Free Trade Agreement|FTA]] 1992 | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Free Trade Agreement|FTA]] 1999 | bgcolor=orange | | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Free Trade Agreement|FTA]] 2005 | bgcolor=orange | | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Free Trade Agreement|FTA]] 2002 | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Free Trade Agreement|FTA]] 2005 | | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Free Trade Agreement|FTA]] 1993 | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Free Trade Agreement|FTA]] 1999 | | bgcolor=orange | | | | bgcolor=red | |- | [[Turkey]] [[EU-Turkey Customs Union|CU]] | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Customs Union|CU]] 1996 | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Free Trade Agreement|FTA]] 1992 | bgcolor=darkgray | | ? | | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Free Trade Agreement|FTA]] 2005 | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Free Trade Agreement|FTA]] 2006 | ? | ? | ? | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Free Trade Agreement|FTA]] 1997 | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Free Trade Agreement|FTA]] 2005 | | | | | bgcolor=red | |- | [[Morocco]] | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[European Union Association Agreement|AA]] 2000 | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Free Trade Agreement|FTA]] 1999 | ? | bgcolor=darkgray | | | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Agadir Agreement|Agadir]] 2004, [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Agadir Agreement|Agadir]] 2004, [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Agadir Agreement|Agadir]] 2004, [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | bgcolor=red | | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | bgcolor=red | |- | [[Algeria]] | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[European Union Association Agreement|AA]] 2005 | bgcolor=orange | | | &nbsp; | bgcolor=darkgray | | &nbsp; | &nbsp; | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Free Trade Agreement|FTA]] | &nbsp; | &nbsp; | bgcolor=red | | &nbsp; | &nbsp; | | | | |- | [[Tunisia]] | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[European Union Association Agreement|AA]] 1998 | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Free Trade Agreement|FTA]] 2005 | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Free Trade Agreement|FTA]] 2005 | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Agadir Agreement|Agadir]] 2004, [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | | bgcolor=darkgray | | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Agadir Agreement|Agadir]] 2004, [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Agadir Agreement|Agadir]] 2004, [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | bgcolor=red | | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | bgcolor=red | |- | [[Egypt]] | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[European Union Association Agreement|AA]] 2004 | bgcolor=orange | | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Free Trade Agreement|FTA]] 2006 | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Agadir Agreement|Agadir]] 2004, [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Agadir Agreement|Agadir]] 2004, [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | bgcolor=darkgray | | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Agadir Agreement|Agadir]] 2004, [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | bgcolor=red | |- | [[Jordan]] | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[European Union Association Agreement|AA]] 2002 | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Free Trade Agreement|FTA]] 2002 | ? | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Agadir Agreement|Agadir]] 2004, [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Free Trade Agreement|FTA]] | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Agadir Agreement|Agadir]] 2004, [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Agadir Agreement|Agadir]] 2004, [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | bgcolor=darkgray | | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | &nbsp; | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | &nbsp; | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | bgcolor=red | |- | [[Lebanon]] | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[European Union Association Agreement|AA]] 2006 | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Free Trade Agreement|FTA]] 2005 | ? | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | bgcolor=darkgray | | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | bgcolor=red | | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Free Trade Agreement|FTA]] 2002, [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | bgcolor=red | |- | [[Syria]] | bgcolor=orange | [[European Union Association Agreement|AA]] | &nbsp; | ? | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | bgcolor=darkgray | | bgcolor=red | | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | |- | [[Israel]] | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[European Union Association Agreement|AA]] 2000 | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Free Trade Agreement|FTA]] 1993 | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Free Trade Agreement|FTA]] 1997 | bgcolor=red | | bgcolor=red | | bgcolor=red | | &nbsp; | &nbsp; | bgcolor=red | | bgcolor=red | | bgcolor=darkgray | | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Customs Union|CU]] 1994 | bgcolor=red | | bgcolor=red | | | bgcolor=red | | bgcolor=red | |- | [[Palestinian Authority|PA]] | bgcolor=yellow | [[European Union Association Agreement|AA]] 1997 | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Free Trade Agreement|FTA]] 1999 | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Free Trade Agreement|FTA]] 2005 | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Customs Union|CU]] 1994 | bgcolor=darkgray | | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | bgcolor=red | |- | [[Libya]] | | &nbsp; | &nbsp; | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | bgcolor=red | | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | bgcolor=darkgray | | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | |- | [[Gulf Cooperation Council|GCC]] | bgcolor=orange | [[Free Trade Agreement|FTA]] | bgcolor=orange | | | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | &nbsp; | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | bgcolor=red | | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | bgcolor=darkgray | | | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | bgcolor=red | |- | [[Mauritania]] | | &nbsp; | &nbsp; | &nbsp; | &nbsp; | &nbsp; | &nbsp; | &nbsp; | | | &nbsp; | &nbsp; | | | bgcolor=darkgray | | | |- | [[Iraq]] | | &nbsp; | &nbsp; | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | &nbsp; | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Free Trade Agreement|FTA]] 2002, [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | bgcolor=red | | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | bgcolor=lightgreen | [[Greater Arab Free Trade Area|GAFTA]] 2005 | | bgcolor=darkgray | | bgcolor=red | |- | [[Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic|SADR]] | bgcolor=red | | bgcolor=red | | bgcolor=red | | bgcolor=red | | &nbsp; | bgcolor=red | | bgcolor=red | | bgcolor=red | | bgcolor=red | | | bgcolor=red | | bgcolor=red | | | bgcolor=red | | | bgcolor=red | | bgcolor=darkgray | |- |} {{legend|lightgreen|instrument and year of entry into force}} {{legend|yellow|instrument and year of provisional entry into force}} {{legend|orange|in negotiations}} {{legend|red|no diplomatic relations with [[Foreign relations of Israel|Israel]] or [[Foreign relations of Western Sahara|SADR]]}} == Comparison with other regional blocs == {{Most Active Regional blocs}} == See also == * [[Middle East Free Trade Area]] (US-MEFTA) * [[Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe]] * [[Mediterranean Union]] * [[List of free trade agreements]] * [[List of Trade blocs]] * [[economic integration]] * [[African Economic Community]] [[Category:Economy of the European Union]] [[Category:Euromediterranean Partnership]] [[Category:Trade blocs]] [[Category:Proposed free trade agreements]] [[fr:Zone euro-méditerranéenne de libre-échange]]