The specifics of economic cooperation of the EU countries, the Union of the Arab Maghreb and the Agadir Agreement are considered. The factors that impede the deepening of integration of the states of the region are identified. The internal causes of the vulnerability of the associations in question are the uniformity of economies, the similarity of the profile of specialization, and the lack of organizational, regulatory and financial and economic structures. The role of external causes of the low efficiency of this association is revealed: the military-political crisis, economic competition in the Middle East region, as well as the influence of external regional and world actors. The analysis of the current state and prospects of economic cooperation between the EU countries, the Arab Maghreb Union and the Agadir Agreement, the volume of foreign trade cooperation and investment with individual states of the region is given. It is substantiated that in order to strengthen collective bargaining agreements and achieve political stability in the Middle East, it is advisable to focus EU efforts on deepening horizontal integration.
EU, Maghreb, Agadir Agreement, export Import, bilateral agreements, FDI horizontal integration
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