Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the EU and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Kazakhstan, of the other part

The dossier concerns the Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (EPCA) between the EU and Kazakhstan. The amendments stress that enhanced relations should rest on democracy, the rule of law and respect for human rights, note Kazakhstan as the first Central Asian country to sign an EPCA, raise concerns over freedom of expression, criminalised defamation and Criminal and Administrative Codes, the Venice Commission, NGO requirements, and a possible visa facilitation agreement.