DER 19.-20/6 Thessaloniki - økonomisk støtte til det vestlige Balkan
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stedfortrædereBilagJournalnummerKontor1400.C.2-0EU-sekr.17. juni 2003
Til underretning for Folketingets Europaudvalg vedlægges i forbindelse med Det
Europæiske Råd i Thessaloniki den 19.-20. juni Formandskabets note vedr.
forberedelsen af samling i Rådet (almindelige anliggender og eksterne forbindelser)
den 16. juni 2003 - økonomisk støtte til det vestlige Balkan, 10317/1/03 REV 1.
COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNIONBrussels, 12 June 2003 10317/1/03 REV 1
LIMITE YU 44 COWEB 84 BUDGET 5
NOTE
From :PresidencyDated :12 June 2003To :Permanent Representatives CommitteeSubject
:Preparation of the Council meeting (General Affairs and External Relations) on 16 June 2003 - Relations with the Western
Balkans - Enhanced community financial support to the Western Balkans
1. In view of the Council meeting (General Affairs and External Relations) on 16 June
2003 and following the discussion at Coreper on 11 June, the Presidency proposes the
following text for the placeholder in document 10303/03 section 2 "Thessaloniki
Agenda" the subsection on Enhanced Community Financial support:
“ Efforts by Western Balkan countries to meet requirements for
rapprochement to the EU will continue to be matched by substantial EU
financial support. The Council welcomes the Commission's proposal for
an increase in the CARDS budget by more than Euro 200 million over the
period 2004-2006, as a clear expression of this intent and a good basis for
the discussions in the oncoming budget procedures; it invites the
Budgetary Authority to reflect this in its deliberations. The Council also
calls on the Commission and the Budgetary Authority to explore
possibilities for further support during the same period, under the external
actions heading of the budget, taking into account the overall balance of
the Union's priorities.
As the Western Balkan countries move closer to the EU, Community
assistance will have to be adjusted accordingly. In view of the discussions
on the future financial perspective and without prejudice to their outcome,
the Council invites the Commission to consider possible structural
support to the region, drawing from the experience of the present
enlargement process and aiming at sustainable development. The
possibility of further mobilising the European Investment Bank to this
end should also be explored '.
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