European Political Cooperation

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foreign policy coordination mechanism intergovernmental framework

European Political Cooperation was the pre-Maastricht framework through which European Community member states coordinated their foreign policy positions before the creation of the EU’s Common Foreign and Security Policy.

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Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	foreign policy coordination mechanism ⓘ intergovernmental framework ⓘ
aim	coordination of foreign policy positions ⓘ development of a common European approach to international issues ⓘ strengthening the international role of the European Community ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	EPC NERFINISHED ⓘ
appliesTo	European Community member states ⓘ
basedOn	Copenhagen Report of 1973 NERFINISHED ⓘ London Report of 1981 ⓘ Luxembourg Report of 1970 NERFINISHED ⓘ
characteristic	informal beginnings ⓘ intergovernmental decision-making ⓘ limited supranational involvement ⓘ unanimity requirement ⓘ
codifiedIn	Title III of the Single European Act NERFINISHED ⓘ
cooperatedWith	NATO member states of the EC ⓘ Western European Union NERFINISHED ⓘ
coordinatedPolicyOf	Member States of the European Communities NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	European Communities NERFINISHED ⓘ
endTime	1993 ⓘ
field	diplomacy ⓘ foreign policy ⓘ
followedBy	European Union Common Foreign and Security Policy NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPart	EPC Secretariat within the Council NERFINISHED ⓘ European Correspondents network NERFINISHED ⓘ coordination of positions in international organizations ⓘ meetings of political directors ⓘ political consultations among foreign ministers ⓘ regular meetings of foreign ministers ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Cold War ⓘ post-Cold War transition ⓘ
influenced	development of the EU’s Common Foreign and Security Policy ⓘ
legalBasis	Single European Act NERFINISHED ⓘ
location	Brussels NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	pre-Maastricht foreign policy coordination ⓘ
operatedAlongside	European Community external relations NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	European Community framework ⓘ
preceded	Common Foreign and Security Policy NERFINISHED ⓘ
predecessor	European Political Cooperation mechanism under the Luxembourg Report NERFINISHED ⓘ
replacedBy	CFSP NERFINISHED ⓘ Common Foreign and Security Policy NERFINISHED ⓘ
scope	human rights issues ⓘ political and security issues ⓘ regional crises and conflicts ⓘ
startTime	1970 ⓘ
usedInstrument	common positions ⓘ joint statements ⓘ political declarations ⓘ

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Common Foreign and Security Policy → predecessor → European Political Cooperation ⓘ