COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL European Neighbourhood Policy Recommendations for Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and for Egypt and Lebanon
COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL European Neighbourhood Policy Recommendations for Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and for Egypt and Lebanon
2 March 2005
“Taking the current political, economic and institutional context, as described in the Country Report, as a starting point, an Action Plan for Azerbaijan should provide for strengthened political dialogue; further implementation of the PCA; support for market economy reforms leading to gradual economic integration into the EU’s Internal Market; further support for economic rehabilitation of conflict zones in the context of conflict settlement; increased financial support including an extension of the EIB mandate to Azerbaijan as of 2007; enhanced financial support for regional cooperation; enhanced cooperation in the field of justice and home affairs possibly including establishment of a dialogue on visa cooperation/readmission agreement; the intensification of cooperation in the energy, electronic communications and transport, environment and public health sectors and of people-to-people contacts in particular in the area of education, training and youth; and consideration to be given, if progress is being made with the implementation of an Action Plan, to the possibility of a new enhanced agreement to replace the PCA upon its expiry.”
