Algeria–European Union relations are the foreign relations between the country of

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and the

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History

Algeria was a member of the

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during its incorporation with France and after its independence from France. Algeria was a member of the European Community until 1976 when a formal treaty excluded Algeria.

Trade

Algeria has been in an

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and a

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with the European Union since 2005. In 2016, 67% of Algeria's exports went to the EU and 44% of Algeria's imports came from the EU. Fuel and mining products made up 95.7% of EU imports from Algeria in 2017. Chemicals represented the second most important exported product, worth 2.9% of Algeria's exports to the EU. The EU's main exports to Algeria are machinery (22.2%), transport equipment (13.4%), agricultural products (12.8%), chemicals (12.8%) and iron and steel (10.2%).

Funding and assistance

Algeria is receiving €108 million - €132 million under the

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. Currently funds are being used to promote economic efficiency, economic governance, and economic diversification, as well as strengthening democracy and reducing pollution. Algeria is a member of the

Euro-Mediterranean Partnership The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM; french: Union pour la Méditerranée, ar, الإتحاد من أجل المتوسط ''Al-Ittiḥād min ajl al-Mutawasseṭ'') is an intergovernmental organization of 43 member states from Europe and the M ...

. Algeria also receives funding under the Development Cooperation Instrument (DCI), under programmes such as the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights. In total, these funds under the DCI were €5.5 million for 2015–2016. The European Union is helping Algeria with its accession to the

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, as well as holding informal talks on migration.

Chronology of relations with the EU

References

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Third-country relations of the European Union

History

Trade

Funding and assistance

Chronology of relations with the EU

See also

References