The Accession Partnership indicates the priority areas for Estonia's membership preparations. Estonia will nevertheless have to address all issues identified in the Regular Report. It is also important that Estonia fulfils the commitments of legislative approximation and implementation of the acquis in accordance with the commitments made under the Europe Agreement, the screening exercise and the negotiation process. In all of the areas listed below there is a need for credible and effective implementation and enforcement of the acquis. Drawing on the analysis of the Commission's Regular Report, the following short and medium term priorities and intermediate objectives have been identified for Estonia.
Transport strengthen implementation of maritime safety standards.
Fisheries develop the capacity to implement and enforce the common fisheries policy, including the establishment of the adequate institutional resources and equipment relating to inspection and controls at central and regional level, develop a plan to restructure the Estonian fishing fleet and establish a fleet register in compliance with the EU requirements. In addition Estonia will have access to funding from multi-State programmes directly related to the acquis. Joint financing by the applicant States is systematically required for all investment projects. The implementation of the Accession Partnership is monitored in the framework of the Europe Agreement. As underlined by the European Council in Luxembourg it is important that the institutions of the Europe Agreement continue to be the framework within which the adoption of the acquis , can be examined in accordance with the same arrangements, irrespective of whether or not negotiations have been opened.