Algeria

EU and Algeria

Relations between the EU and Algeria are based on the Association Agreement, which entered into force in 2005.

The Partnership Priorities adopted at the EU-Algeria Association Council in March 2017 guide the relationship between Algeria and the EU and are based on five priority areas:

• political dialogue, governance, the rule of law and the promotion of fundamental rights
• cooperation, socio-economic development, including trade and access to the European single market;
• energy partnership, the environment and sustainable development
• strategic and security dialogue
• the human dimension, including cultural and inter-religious dialogue, migration and mobility.

Bilateral cooperation

On 9 February 2021, the European Commission adopted a Joint Communication on the renewed partnership with the Southern Neighbourhood, establishing a new Agenda for the Mediterranean to relaunch and reinforce the EU’s partnership with the region. This is the basis of the current cooperation framework between the EU and Algeria.

EU assistance to Algeria is funded mainly through the Neighbourhood Development and International Cooperation Instrument – Global Europe (NDICI-GE) for the period 2021-2027. The EU bilateral allocation for 2021 to 2024 amounted to €160 million.

As set out in the Multiannual Indicative Programme (MIP) for 2021-2027, the priority areas for cooperation are:

• Energy transition and climate action
• Economic governance and local development
• Diversified, sustainable and inclusive growth, jobs including green and digital.

The Joint Communication on the renewed partnership with the Southern Neighbourhood is accompanied by an Economic and Investment Plan for the Southern Neighbourhood (EIP) to strengthen resilience and build prosperity in the region. The EIP implements the Global Gateway in the region. EIP projects implemented in Algeria include:

• Support to Algeria’s energy transition: renewable energy and energy efficiency, promoting the use of renewable energy and the development of a sustainable management of resources, notably hydrogen
• Climate Action – Support the implementation of the Paris Agreement, mitigating greenhouse gas emissions and improving the capacity to adapt to the negative effects of climate change
• Support programme to the agriculture sector, supporting the agricultural output through farming and rural development in the mountain areas

More on EU-Algeria relations: Factograph - EU-Algeria relations - European Commission

Further information

Factsheets available to download