Accession Partnership
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In 1998 the Central and Eastern European applicant countries extended their European agreements into accession partnerships.
These provided:
- a single framework for priority areas for further work identified in the Commission's regular reports.
- the financial means available to help the countries to implement the EU priorities.
- the conditions for EU assistance.
Under the Treaty of Nice, the EU Parliament has to give its assent to important agreements involving a specific institutional framework or important budget implications.
Links
See also Agreements with other countries, accession and act of accession.
http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/index_en.htm
http://europa.eu/scadplus/leg/en/s40000.htm
