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Council Decision of 18 February 2008 on the principles, priorities and conditions contained in the European Partnership with Serbia including Kosovo as defined by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999 and repealing Decision 2006/56/EC (2008/213/EC)

EU Decision 2008/213 · Adopted 18 February 2008 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Council Decision

of 18 February 2008

on the principles, priorities and conditions contained in the European Partnership with Serbia including Kosovo as defined by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999 and repealing Decision 2006/56/EC

(2008/213/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 533/2004 of 22 March 2004 on the establishment of partnerships in the framework of the stabilisation and association processf1, as amended, and in particular Article 2 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1)

The Thessaloniki European Council of 19 and 20 June 2003 endorsed the introduction of the European Partnerships as a means to materialise the European perspective of the Western Balkan countries.

(2)

Regulation (EC) No 533/2004 provides that the Council is to decide on the principles, priorities and conditions to be contained in the partnerships, as well as any subsequent adjustments. It states also that the follow-up to the European Partnerships will be ensured through the mechanisms established under the stabilisation and association process, notably by the annual progress reports.

(3)

On 30 January 2006 the Council adopted the second European Partnership with Serbia including Kosovo under UNSCR 1244f2.

(4)

The Commission's Paper on enlargement strategy and main challenges 2006-2007 indicated that the partnerships would be updated at the end of 2007.

(5)

On 17 July 2006 the Council adopted Regulation (EC) No 1085/2006f3, establishing an Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA) which renews the framework for financial assistance to pre-accession countries.

(6)

It is therefore appropriate to adopt a revised European Partnership which updates the current partnership in order to identify renewed priorities for further work, on the basis of the findings of the 2007 Progress Reports on the preparations by Serbia as well as Kosovo under UNSCR 1244 for further integration with the European Union.

(7)

In order to prepare for further integration with the European Union, the competent authorities in Serbia as well as Kosovo under UNSCR 1244 should develop a plan with a timetable and specific measures to address the priorities of this European Partnership.

(8)

Decision 2006/56/EC should therefore be repealed,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

OJ L 86, 24.3.2004, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 269/2006 (OJ L 47, 17.2.2006, p. 7).

f2

Council Decision 2006/56/EC of 30 January 2006 on the principles, priorities and conditions contained in the European Partnership with Serbia and Montenegro including Kosovo as defined by the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999 and repealing Decision 2004/520/EC (OJ L 35, 7.2.2006, p. 32). Decision as amended by Decision 2007/49/EC (OJ L 20, 27.1.2007, p. 16).

f3

OJ L 210, 31.7.2006, p. 82.

Contents

  1. 1Article 1
  2. 2Article 2
  3. 3Article 3
  4. 4Article 4
  5. Signature
  6. Annex 1: SERBIA — INCLUDING KOSOVO UNDER UNSCR 1244 — EUROPEAN PARTNERSHIP 2007
  7. 1INTRODUCTION
  8. 2PRINCIPLES
  9. 3PRIORITIES
  10. 4PROGRAMMING
  11. 5CONDITIONALITY
  12. 6MONITORING
  13. Annex 2: PRIORITIES FOR SERBIA
  14. SHORT TERM PRIORITIES
  15. Key priorities
  16. Political criteria
  17. Democracy and the rule of law
  18. Constitution
  19. Parliament
  20. Public administration
  21. Civilian oversight of security forces
  22. Judicial system
  23. Anti-corruption policy
  24. Human rights and protection of minorities
  25. Civil and political rights
  26. Social and economic rights
  27. Minority rights, cultural rights and protection of minorities
  28. Regional issues and international obligations
  29. Economic criteria
  30. European standards
  31. Internal market
  32. Free movement of goods
  33. Free movement of capital
  34. Customs and taxation
  35. Competition
  36. Public procurement
  37. Intellectual property law
  38. Employment and social policies
  39. Education and research
  40. WTO issues
  41. Sectoral policies
  42. Industry and SMEs
  43. Agriculture
  44. Environment
  45. Transport policy
  46. Energy
  47. Information society and media
  48. Financial control
  49. Statistics
  50. Justice, freedom and security
  51. Visa, border control, asylum and migration
  52. Money laundering
  53. Drugs
  54. Police
  55. Fight against organised crime and terrorism
  56. Protection of personal data
  57. MEDIUM-TERM PRIORITIES
  58. Political criteria
  59. Democracy and the rule of law
  60. Public administration
  61. Civilian oversight of security forces
  62. Judicial system
  63. Anti-corruption policy
  64. Human rights and protection of minorities
  65. Regional issues and international obligations
  66. Economic criteria
  67. European standards
  68. Internal market
  69. Free movement of goods
  70. Free movement of capital
  71. Customs and taxation
  72. Competition
  73. Employment and social policies
  74. Education and research
  75. Sectoral policies
  76. SME and industrial policy
  77. Agriculture
  78. Environment
  79. Transport policy
  80. Energy
  81. Information society and media
  82. Financial control
  83. Statistics
  84. Justice, freedom and security
  85. Visa, border control, asylum and migration
  86. Drugs
  87. Police
  88. Fighting organised crime and terrorism
  89. Annex 3: PRIORITIES FOR KOSOVO UNDER UNSCR 1244
  90. SHORT TERM PRIORITIES
  91. Key priorities
  92. Political criteria
  93. Democracy and the rule of law
  94. Provisional institutions of self-government
  95. Parliament/elections
  96. Public administration
  97. Judicial system
  98. Anti-corruption policy
  99. Human rights and the protection of minorities
  100. Minority rights, cultural rights and protection of minorities
  101. Regional issues and international obligations
  102. Economic criteria
  103. European standards
  104. Internal market
  105. Free movement of goods
  106. Free movement of capital
  107. Customs and taxation
  108. Public procurement
  109. Intellectual property rights
  110. Employment and social policies
  111. Education and research
  112. Sectoral policies
  113. Industry and SME
  114. Agriculture and fisheries
  115. Environment
  116. Transport policy
  117. Energy
  118. Information society and media
  119. Financial control
  120. Statistics
  121. Justice, freedom and security
  122. Visas, border control, asylum and migration
  123. Money laundering
  124. Drugs
  125. Police
  126. Protection of personal data
  127. MEDIUM-TERM PRIORITIES
  128. Political criteria
  129. Democracy and the rule of law
  130. Public administration
  131. Judicial system
  132. Anti-corruption policies
  133. Human rights and the protection of minorities
  134. Regional issues and international obligations
  135. Economic criteria
  136. European standards
  137. Internal market
  138. Free movement of goods
  139. Customs and taxation
  140. Public procurement
  141. Intellectual property law
  142. Employment
  143. Education and research
  144. Sectoral policies
  145. Agriculture and fisheries
  146. Environment
  147. Transport policy
  148. Energy
  149. Information society and media
  150. Financial control
  151. Statistics
  152. Justice, freedom and security
  153. Visa, border control, asylum and migration
  154. Fighting organised crime and terrorism
  155. Drugs
  156. Protection of personal data