This definition comprises NPBs in very different forms, distinctive promotional products being offered according to country-specific needs.

This definition comprises NPBs in very different forms, distinctive promotional products being offered according to country-specific needs.

Integrate better the ‘debt’ criteria (the ‘sustainability aspect’) in each step of the Excessive Deficit Procedure (EDP) and set up an Excessive Debt Surveillance Procedure (EDSP) on the basis of gross debt levels. The EDSP would require detailed regular reports on the debt and deficit dynamics, their interconnection and development, while taking into account country-specific conditions and allowing different timetables for each Member State to recover to the target values set out in the SGP; the Commission should consult the European and relevant national social partners, as part of the EDSP,

It is based on the Rome principles on food security.[8] In particular it recognises that food security strategies need be country-owned and country-specific, elaborating an appropriate balance between support to national production and covering food needs through trade.

The strength of the national administrations in the Western Balkans is different from country to country, which is another reason for the Commission to be particularly present and close to them, helping them, via the delegations, to build the institutions and the capacities that are required for decentralised management, while taking into account each particular situation.

The Council also said that the integration of migration aspects in the external action of the Community should respect the coherence of EU external policies and actions and should be part of a comprehensive approach towards each country or region, taking into account their specific situation.