Bilateral relations between Kazakhstan and the EU are governed by:

• a Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) (since 1999)
• a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in the field of energy  (2006)
• a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in the field of transport (2009).

 

Funding is provided by the EU's Development Cooperation Instrument (DCI) .

EU assistance to the country focuses on:

• strengthening capacity of regional and local governments
• supporting reform of the justice sector
• improving the capacity of the public sector to introduce social and economic reforms.

 

It is planned to conclude an enhanced partnership and cooperation agreement  (to replace the PCA) building on the potential for stronger EU-Kazakhstan relations.

The EU and Kazakhstan also cooperate in the framework of a regional approach which includes all five Central Asian republics: the EU and Central Asia strategy for a new partnership  2007).

For more information, see also:

• Council conclusions on implementation of the EU-Central Asia strategy
• EU regional strategy paper for Central Asia 2007-13  [277 KB] (objectives, policy and priorities)
• Central Asia multi-annual indicative programme (2011-13) (DCI)  [327 KB]

 

Kazakhstan also participates in several ongoing regional and thematic programmes.