On Monday 7 August, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini and Australia's Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop signed the EU-Australia Framework Agreement in Manila, Philippines, on the sidelines of the regional forum of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Negotiations for this agreement began in December 2011 and were concluded on 5 March 2015 when the agreement was initialed. The agreement will guide future...