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European Commission Communication (II), <i>Agenda 2000. The Challenge of Enlargement</i> (1997)
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European Commission Communication (II), Agenda 2000. The Challenge of Enlargement (1997)

Volume II of the Communication Agenda 2000, presented on 16 July 1997 by the European Commission, relating to the reinforcement of the pre-accession strategy.

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Title European Commission Communication (II), Agenda 2000. The Challenge of Enlargement (1997)
Document type Text
Source Agenda 2000. The challenge of enlargement, COM(97) 2000 final VOL. II. Brussels: Commission of the European Communities, 15.07.1997. 67 p.
Keywords Agenda 2000, enlargement of the Community
Copyright © European Communities
Caption Volume II of the Communication Agenda 2000, presented on 16 July 1997 by the European Commission, relating to the reinforcement of the pre-accession strategy.
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HISTORICAL EVENTS >> 1998–2009 The unification of Europe >> The enlargements of the European Union >> The fifth enlargement >> The accession negotiations
HISTORICAL EVENTS >> 1998–2009 The unification of Europe >> Agenda 2000 and the 2000-2006 financial perspective
Document extract Agenda 2000. The challenge of enlargement REINFORCING THE PRE-ACCESSION STRATEGY CONTENTS I. OBJECTIVES II. METHOD A. Focusing on enlargement priorities 1. Reinforcing the institutional and administrative capacity of the applicant countries ("institution-building") 2. Bringing enterprises into line with Community standards B. Setting intermediate objectives III. FINANCIAL RESOURCES A. The PHARE programme B. Pre-accession aid for agriculture C. Structural assistance at regional level D. Complementarity of assistance IV. LEGAL INSTRUMENTS 1. The Accession Partnership 2. Europe Agreements 3. Participation in Community programmes and machinery for applying the acquis Reinforcing the pre-accession strategy The pre-accession strategy, as defined by the Essen European Council, is founded on three elements: the Europe Agreements, the structured dialogue and PHARE. At the request of the Dublin European Council, the Commission is proposing reinforcing the pre-accession strategy for Central and East European applicant countries. The strategy, which is applied to all applicant countries, will make it possible to offer them practical support, i (...) Read more in ENA
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