Underlines the need for a pre-accession instrument which, for the applicant countries, whilst complying with the Financial Perspective and the Interinstitutional Agreement in force, should:
- be based on the findings of the interim evaluation requested;
- take account of the different needs of the applicant countries;
- be concentrated on clearly defined projects;
- avoid duplication with other Community funding;
- guarantee the requisite conditions for implementing and monitoring expenditure.
