Commends the Commission for the efforts made through the specific financial assistance in the pre-accession strategy for Malta and Cyprus in helping these two countries prepare for membership; regrets, however, that both Malta and Cyprus were excluded from the main pre-accession financial instruments, PHARE, SAPARD and ISPA, and therefore had more limited opportunities to prepare for managing Community Funds.
175. uzslavē Komisiju par centieniem, kas veikti ar īpašo finansiālo palīdzību Maltai un Kiprai saistībā ar pirmspievienošanās stratēģiju, palīdzot šīm abām valstīm sagatavoties dalībai; tomēr izsaka nožēlu, ka gan Malta, gan Kipra nevarēja izmantot galvenos pirmspievienošanās finanšu instrumenti – PHARE , SAPARD un ISPA , un tādēļ tām bija daudz ierobežotākas iespējas sagatavoties Kopienas fondu pārvaldei.