21/06/2022 (Agence Europe) – The Council of the EU adopted, on Monday 20 June, a decision on the conclusion of a Partnership Agreement on relations and cooperation between the EU and its Member States, on the one part, and New Zealand, on the other. This decision paves the way, on the EU side, for the entry into force of the agreement at the end of July. It provides for cooperation in a wide range of areas, including human rights, economic and trade cooperation, health, environment, climate change, energy, labour, fisheries and maritime affairs, transport, legal cooperation and the fight against terrorism, money laundering, organised crime and corruption. The agreement will also allow for regular political dialogue. It had been signed in Brussels by the EU and New Zealand on 5 October 2016 (see EUROPE 11640/19). (CG)