council decis march principl prioriti intermedi object condit contain access partnership slovak republ ec council european union regard treati establish european commun regard council regul ec march assist applic countri framework pre access strategi establish access partnership articl thereof regard propos commiss luxembourg european council state access partnership instrument kei featur enhanc pre access strategi regul ec set council decid qualifi major propos commiss principl prioriti intermedi object condit contain individu access partnership submit applic countri subsequ signific adjust applic commun assist condit fulfil essenti element respect commit contain europ agreement progress fulfil copenhagen criteria essenti element lack council act qualifi major propos commiss step regard pre access assist luxembourg european council decid implement access partnership progress adopt acqui examin europ agreement bodi commiss opinion present object analysi slovak republ prepar membership identifi number prioriti area work order prepar membership slovak republ draw nation programm adopt acqui programm set timet achiev prioriti intermedi object establish access partnership decid articl accord articl regul ec principl prioriti intermedi object condit contain access partnership slovak republ set annex hereto form integr part decis articl implement access partnership examin europ agreement bodi council bodi commiss report regularli articl decis enter forc dai public offici journal european commun brussel march council presid beckett oj annex slovakia object purpos access partnership set singl framework prioriti area work identifi commiss opinion slovakia applic membership european union financi mean slovakia implement prioriti condit appli assist access partnership provid framework number polici instrument candid countri prepar membership includ inter alia nation programm adopt acqui adopt slovakia joint assess econom polici prioriti pact organis crime intern market road map instrument natur prepar implement specif procedur integr part partnership prioriti compat principl main prioriti area identifi candid countri relat abil assum oblig meet copenhagen criteria state membership requir candid countri achiev stabil institut guarante democraci rule law human right respect protect minor exist function market economi capac cope competit pressur market forc union abil oblig membership includ adher aim polit econom monetari union meet madrid european council stress candid countri adjust administr structur ensur harmoni oper commun polici access luxembourg stress incorpor acqui legisl suffici ensur appli prioriti intermedi object commiss opinion council examin highlight extent effort made area candid countri prepar access view countri fulli satisfi copenhagen criteria present time situat requir definit intermedi stage term prioriti accompani precis object set collabor countri concern achiev condit degre assist grant progress negoti countri open negoti prioriti intermedi object divid group short medium term list short term select basi realist expect slovakia complet substanti forward end view short time span take account administr capac requir achiev number prioriti select short term limit prioriti list medium term expect year complet work begin slovakia invit draw nation programm adopt acqui npaa end march set timet achiev prioriti intermedi object relev staff financi resourc access partnership slovakia address issu identifi opinion incorpor acqui legisl suffici ensur appli standard appli union area list credibl effect implement enforc acqui draw analysi commiss opinion council examin short medium term prioriti intermedi object identifi slovakia short term polit criteria free fair presidenti nation local elect ensur effect opposit particip parliamentari oversight committe supervisori board adopt legisl provis minor languag relat implement measur econom reform establish medium term econom polici prioriti joint assess framework europ agreement implement polici aim tackl intern extern imbal sustain macroeconom stabil progress structur reform privatis restructur enterpris financ bank energi intens heavi industri reinforc institut administr capac includ adopt civil servic law develop public administr reform strategi emphasi strengthen administr deal union access institut strengthen area environ veterinari phytosanitari administr facil extern border begin set structur need region structur polici intern market includ continu legisl align field standard certif state aid progress adopt law intellectu properti align legisl public procur includ transpar bankruptci agricultur veterinari phytosanitari field establish standardis conform assess structur environ continu transposit framework legisl establish commenc implement detail approxim programm implement strategi relat individu act plan commenc implement programm strategi medium term polit criteria step ensur respect constitut right opposit guarante independ judiciari foster strengthen function institut democraci government organis ngo independ media radio televis polici institut protect right minor econom polici regular review joint assess econom polici prioriti europ agreement framework focus satisfi copenhagen criteria membership union acqui area econom monetari polici coordin econom polici submiss converg programm avoid excess deficit slovakia expect adopt euro immedi access expect pursu polici aim achiev real converg accord union object econom social cohes nomin converg compat ultim goal adopt euro reinforc institut administr capac state audit offic financi control intern audit function custom bank financi market supervisori bodi region develop institut structur budgetari mechan improv oper judici system train judiciari commun law applic reinforc justic home affair institut ensur suffici properli train personnel polic border guard ministri court strengthen nuclear safeti author reform custom tax administr ensur readi appli aqui reinforc food control administr intern market includ align legisl field competit anti trust state aid monitor transpar indirect taxat intellectu properti enforc financi servic data protect audiovisu reinforc standardis conform assess structur establish market surveil system align technic legisl industri product promot enterpris develop includ small medium size enterpris sme align acqui field telecommun consum protect intern energi market justic home affair develop strengthen jha institut view ensur account polic independ judiciari develop effect border manag fight organis crime monei launder drug traffick human be corrupt align visa polici union complet align intern convent improv capac handl asylum migrat question notabl view schengen acqui agricultur includ align agricultur acqui includ veterinari phytosanitari matter extern border control attent environment aspect agricultur biodivers develop capac implement enforc common agricultur polici cap fundament manag mechan administr structur monitor agricultur market implement structur rural develop measur adopt implement veterinari phytosanitari requir upgrad food process establish test diagnost facil restructur agri food sector energi implement comprehens long term energi strategi base effici diversif forese align implement commun energi legisl complet mochovc nuclear power station internation agre safeti principl implement realist programm closur bohunic plant transport effort align acqui road transport market access safeti rule taxat rail provid invest transport infrastructur notabl extens tran european network employ social affair develop labour market structur joint review employ polici prepar particip union coordin employ polici align labour occup health safeti legisl earli adopt framework direct health safeti work develop activ social dialogu develop social protect enforc equal opportun women men undertak step bring public health standard line union norm environ includ develop monitor implement control structur capac continu plan implement approxim programm relat individu legal act emphasi air water wast sector integr industri pollut control risk manag environment protect requir sustain develop integr definit implement nation sector polici region polici cohes establish legal administr budgetari framework integr region polici order particip union structur programm membership program phare alloc period total ecu million subject approv phare budget remain period commiss confirm alloc addit slovakia elig support catch facil envisag financi propos submit phare manag committe provid regul eec joint financ applic countri systemat requir invest project financi assist year onward compris aid agricultur structur instrument give prioriti measur similar cohes fund condition commun assist condit respect slovakia commit europ agreement step satisfi copenhagen criteria progress implement access partnership failur respect gener condit lead decis council suspens financi assist basi articl regul ec monitor implement access partnership monitor framework europ agreement begin commiss present regular report council review progress made slovakia includ implement access partnership relev section access partnership discuss committe associ committe discuss develop progress problem meet prioriti intermedi object specif issu refer committe associ committe report associ council implement access partnership phare manag committe ensur financ decis compat access partnership access partnership amend accord articl regul ec commiss propos end regular interv review partnership council formal decis review includ consider intermedi object light progress made slovakia meet object set partnership