A special regime of agreements was spelt out for Greece, Turkey , Malta and Cyprus with a customs union or eventual membership in mind. Financial and economic cooperation .
Financial protocols specify the level of aid given to the TMCs.
Social Co-operation . These co-operation agreements and financial protocols were renewed twice without significant change. Promote the creation and development of small and medium enterprises. Encourage the protection of the environment. Finance actions of regional scope and thereby reinforce horizontal co-operation Emphasize the importance of human rights with a new clause enabling the European Parliament to freeze the budget of a financial protocol if serious human rights violations justify it.