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Stabilisation and Association Process
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<p>In talks with countries that have expressed a wish to join the <a href="/facts/European_Union/6GYcR8qM">European Union</a>, the EU typically concludes <a href="/facts/European_Union_Association_Agreement/f5ggJDEV">Association Agreements</a> in exchange for commitments to political, economic, trade, or <a href="/facts/Human_rights/WMW5XCdM">human rights</a> reform in that country. In exchange, the country may be offered <a href="/facts/Tariff/NCluKCm2">tariff</a>-free access to some or all EU markets (<a href="/facts/Industrial_sector/X0sdl2dF">industrial</a> goods, <a href="/facts/Agriculture/TGztqzJs">agricultural</a> products, etc.), and financial or technical assistance. </p>