Recommendation on the draft Council decision amending Decision (EU) 2015/2169 on the conclusion of the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Korea, of the other part

I voted in favor of this recommendation on the conclusion of the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and its Member States and the Republic of Korea. This draft Council decision aims to amend the Agreement in order to comply with the judgment of the Court of Justice of March 1, 2022. This is the procedure for the periodic renewal of the Cultural Cooperation Protocol. Following this ruling by the Court of Justice, it was established that the Council must vote by qualified majority and not unanimously. It is therefore necessary to remove the requirement for the Council to act unanimously to decide on the extension of the right. The Free Trade Agreement between the EU and the Republic of Korea entered into force on December 13, 2015. The Protocol on Cultural Cooperation, annexed to the Agreement, establishes the framework within which the parties cooperate to facilitate exchanges in cultural activities, goods and services, including the audiovisual sector.

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