Explanatory Memorandum to COM(2007)662 - Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 533/2004 on the establishment of partnerships in the framework of the stabilisation and association process

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dossier COM(2007)662 - Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 533/2004 on the establishment of partnerships in the framework of the stabilisation and ...
source COM(2007)662 EN
date 06-11-2007
At its meeting of 15-16 December 2005, the European Council decided to grant the status of candidate country to the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. As a consequence, the name of the partnership of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, established on the basis of Council Regulation (EC) No 533/2004, should be changed from ‘European Partnership’ into ‘Accession Partnership’, in order to align this with the name of the Partnerships with the two other candidate countries, Croatia and Turkey.

Indeed, in order to make the instrument of the partnerships more understandable, it is appropriate to have the same name for the partnerships for those countries which have the same status in the accession process. This is in line with the wording of the 2005 Strategy Paper on enlargement.

The proposal also includes an amendment to take into account the independence of Montenegro.

The Commission therefore invites the Council to adopt the attached proposed regulation.