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THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 217 in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,Whereas:
(1)The Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Arab Republic of Egypt, of the other partnote (‘the Agreement’) was signed on 25 June 2001 and entered into force on 1 June 2004.
(2)Pursuant to the Agreement, the Association Council established thereby (‘the EU-Egypt Association Council’) has the power to take decisions for the purpose of attaining the objectives of the Agreement and is able to make appropriate recommendations.
(3)With a view to further strengthening the solid and multifaceted relationship between the two partners, partnership priorities to support the implementation of the Agreement and to guide and inform the EU-Egypt partnership for the period 2021–2027 (‘the EU-Egypt Partnership Priorities 2021–2027’) have been identified.
(4)The EU-Egypt Association Council is to adopt a recommendation on the EU-Egypt Partnership Priorities 2021–2027 during its ninth meeting.
(5)It is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union’s behalf within the EU-Egypt Association Council, as the recommendation concerning the EU-Egypt Partnership Priorities 2021–2027 will have legal effects on the Union.
(6)The position of the Union within the EU-Egypt Association Council should therefore be based on the attached draft recommendation,
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