The European Council approved, on Tuesday 5 December, the signing of the Advanced Framework Agreement (AFA) and the Interim Trade Agreement (ITA) with Chile, which together constitute a modernised version of the EU-Chile Association Agreement currently in force. Negotiations between the two parties were finalised in December 2022 (see EUROPE B13081A19).
The Advanced Framework Agreement includes political and cooperation components as well as trade and investment components. The Interim...