Following its independence from France in 1962, the legal status of its relationship with the EEC was unresolved, as the text of the Treaty of Rome continued to refer to Algeria by name as an overseas territory of France to which the treaty provisions applied.

[2] In 1976 the European Economic Community signed a treaty with Algeria, formalizing their relationship as a neighboring entities.

[5] Fuel and mining products made up 95.7% of EU imports from Algeria in 2017.

[4] The EU's main exports to Algeria are machinery (22.2%), transport equipment (13.4%), agricultural products (12.8%), chemicals (12.8%) and iron and steel (10.2%).

[5] The European Union is helping Algeria with its accession to the World Trade Organization, as well as holding informal talks on migration.