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For the European Parliament the rapporteur is Mr. Marinus Wiersma.
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These figures include an allocation for cross-Border co-Operation (CBC)
Programmes of EUR 12 million in 2000, and EUR 12 million in 2001 as well
as an allocation for nuclear decommissioning of EUR 20 million in 2000,
and EUR 25 million in 2001.
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In the meantime, through the entry into force of the Treaty of Amsterdam
in May 1999, the political criteria defined at Copenhagen have been
essentially enshrined as a constitutional principle in the Treaty on
European Union. Article 6(1) of the consolidated Treaty on European Union
reads: ``The Union is founded on the principles of liberty, democracy,
respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms and the rule of
law''. Accordingly, Article 49 of the consolidated Treaty
stipulates that ``Any European State which respects the principles set
out in Article 6(1) may apply to become a member of the Union''.
More recently, these principles were emphasised in the Charter of
Fundamental Rights of the European Union, that was proclaimed at the Nice
European Council in December 2000.
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Resolution RES CMN (2001)5 of 21 November 2001.
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See ``Towards the Enlarged Union: Strategy Paper and Report of the
European Commission on the progress towards accession by each of the
candidate countries'', COM (2002) 700.
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See ``Towards the Enlarged Union: Strategy Paper and Report of the
European Commission on the progress towards accession by each of the
candidate countries'', COM (2002) 700.
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A description of the acquis for each chapter
can be found in the Commission's 1997 Opinion on Slovakia's
application for EU membership.
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The source for all agricultural statistics is EUROSTAT unless otherwise
specified.
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EUROSTAT Labour Force Survey definitions (LFS). Agricultural employment
is defined in LFS terms as economically active persons who gain a
significant part of their income from agriculture.
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Source of trade figures: WTO definition of agricultural products, figures
from EUROSTAT COMEXT (see U.E. 12/15: Commerce des produits agricoles
1998-2000, 1 Partie D.G. AGRI G.2 Analyses quantitatives, prévisions,
statistiques, études, 2001, pp. 10-57 et 86-89.)
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Developments concerning Industrial policy should be seen in relation to
the overall enterprise policy, including the SME policy (see Chapter 16 -
Small and medium-sized enterprises).
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Developments concerning SME policy should be seen in relation to the
overall enterprise policy, including Industrial policy (see Chapter 15 -
Industrial policy).
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See ``Towards the Enlarged Union: Strategy Paper and Report of the
European Commission on the progress towards accession by each of the
candidate countries'', COM (2002) 700.
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See ``Towards the Enlarged Union: Strategy Paper and Report of the
European Commission on the progress towards accession by each of the
candidate countries'', COM (2002) 700.
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