Approval of the EU-Australia framework agreement
The approval and bringing into force of the framework agreement between the European Union and its member states, and Australia
Finland would approve the comprehensive framework agreement between the European Union and Australia and incorporate it into national legislation. The agreement creates a binding legal basis for political, economic and security cooperation between the parties.
- Status
- Passed
- Submitted
- 24 May 2018
- Latest event
- 5 Oct 2018
- Votes
- 0
- Confirmed
- 23 Nov 2018
- Statute
- 1026/2018
- Source
- eduskunta.fi ↗
What is proposed
Finland would approve the politically and legally binding framework agreement between the EU, its member states and Australia, as well as the act bringing it into force. The agreement replaces previous non-binding partnership frameworks and covers cooperation in areas such as foreign and security policy, trade, justice affairs, development aid, research, and environmental and climate issues.
What it means
The agreement would strengthen Finland's and the EU's relations with Australia and lay the groundwork for a future free trade agreement and sectoral agreements. The agreement has no direct effects on central government finances or staffing, but is estimated to bring indirect economic benefits in the long term, especially for export companies. The act and the agreement would enter into force 30 days after all parties have ratified the agreement.
How Parliament voted
The bill passed without a vote – no MP proposed rejecting or amending it in plenary.
Stages of consideration
The bill's path from the preliminary debate to the decision, as recorded by Parliament.
- 24 May 2018Eduskuntakäsittelyn vireilletulo · Ulkoministeriö
- 29 May 2018Lähetekeskustelu · Täysistunto
- 21 Sep 2018Valiokunnan mietintö tai lausunto · ulkoasiainvaliokunta
- 26 Sep 2018Ensimmäinen käsittely · Täysistunto
- 2 Oct 2018Ainoa käsittely · Täysistunto
- 3 Oct 2018Eduskunnan vastaus ja kirjelmä
Decisions by law proposal2
- 1Laki Euroopan unionin ja sen jäsenvaltioiden sekä Australian välillä tehdystä puitesopimuksestaHyväksytty · 1026/2018 · 23 Nov 2018
- Euroopan unionin ja sen jäsenvaltioiden sekä Australian välinen puitesopimusHyväksytty · 861/2022
Proposed law text
The law proposals in the bill as the Government presented them. The final act may differ after committee consideration.
The law text is shown in Finnish or Swedish from Parliament's official documents; it is not translated into English.
Laki Euroopan unionin ja sen jäsenvaltioiden sekä Australian välillä tehdystä puitesopimuksesta
Eduskunnan päätöksen mukaisesti säädetään:
1 §
Euroopan unionin ja sen jäsenvaltioiden sekä Australian välillä Manilassa 7 päivänä elokuuta 2017 tehdyn puitesopimuksen lainsäädännön alaan kuuluvat määräykset ovat lakina voimassa sellaisina kuin Suomi on niihin sitoutunut.
2 §
Sopimuksen muiden kuin lainsäädännön alaan kuuluvien määräysten voimaansaattamisesta säädetään valtioneuvoston asetuksella.
3 §
Tämän lain voimaantulosta säädetään valtioneuvoston asetuksella.
Main content of the bill (official)
The summary and title were produced with AI on 13 Sep 2026. They are not official documents – check the details in the original bill. The title and summaries are machine translations of the Finnish AI summaries. Speeches and quotations are always shown in their original language.