EC/Palestine Liberation Organisation PLO agreement: Euro-Mediterranean interim association agreement

The Committee has unanimously approved the proposal by its rapporteur (Alexandros ALAVANOS (EUL/NGL, Gr). The interim agreement with the PLO is aimed to provide the necessary legal framework for trade and cooperation with the former occupied territories. Contrary to other Euro-Mediterranean agreements, the agreement with the PLO is not a mixed one and does not involve the Member States: ratification by the national parliaments is not required will start negotiations with a view to concluding a Euro-Mediterranean association agreement will start no later than 4 May 1999.�