§ Mr. FlightTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is Her Majesty's Government's policy on relations between the European Union and the Kaliningrad enclave. [17907]
§ Mr. Doug HendersonAs an integral (albeit geographically separate) part of the Russian Federation, Kaliningrad enjoys no special relations with the European Union other than those established between the EU and the Russian Federation itself.
The EU's economic and commercial relations with Russia are governed by the provisions of the Partnership and Co-operation Agreement (PCA) which was signed on 24 June 1994 and comes into force on 1 December 1997. Since 1 February 1996, the trade aspects of the PCA have been applied provisionally under the Interim Agreement. The inaugural Co-operation Council under the terms of the PCA is likely to take place during the UK presidency.