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Is Israel member of the EU?
Israel is not a member of the European Union. However, pursuant to an agreement signed in November 1995, Israel is a participant in the European Unions Research and Development Framework Programs. Currently, the EU-Israel Association agreement forms the legal basis governing relations between Israel and the European Union. Trade between the EU and Israel is conducted on the basis of the Association Agreement. The European Union is Israel's major trading partner. Under the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement, the EU of 25 member states and Israel have free trade in industrial products. The two sides have granted each other significant trade concessions for certain agricultural products in the form of tariff reduction or elimination either within quotas or for unlimited quantities.
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