Taking into account the high priority that European Union accords to the development of an area of prosperity and close cooperation with its neighbours and the new financial perspective 2007-2013, the present proposal establishes a European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI) which replaces the current assistance programmes (TACIS, MEDA and other instruments such as the European Initiative for Democracy and Human Rights) and also improves the Union's capacity to support cross-border cooperation at the EU's external borders.
Taking into account the high priority that European Union accords to the development of an area of prosperity and close cooperation with its neighbours and the new financial perspective 2007-2013, the present proposal establishes a European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI) which replaces the current assistance programmes (TACIS, MEDA and other instruments such as the European Initiative for Democracy and Human Rights) and also improves the Union's capacity to support cross-border cooperation at the EU's external borders.