43. Warns against underestimating the effects of the emerging division of labour between the current Member States and the candidate countries; is convinced that the accompanying acceleration of structural change will result in a "win-win" situation benefiting both sides; however, regards it as a responsibility of the EU to cushion the effect of market integration problems (e.g. in particular industries or border areas), as was done through the Integrated Mediterranean Programmes at the time of the enlargement to the South;

It appears that there is agreement and support with regard to the prioritisation of South-East Europe, with regard to enlargement and – as I have said already – with regard to the process of integration and the strengthening of the Euro-Mediterranean programme and our ability to prevent conflicts, as well as an issue which we seldom talk about; the North-South challenge.

(a) Policy relevance (in relation to the Sixth Environment Action programme, a new European Governance, Sustainable Development, Enlargement, the Stabilisation and Association process for countries of South-Eastern Europe, the development of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership, Integration, Gender Mainstreaming).

3. Take account of the requirements of tourism in the Integrated Mediterranean Programmes and other measures financed by the ERDF, EIB, EAGGF, Social Fund, etc.;

In the elaboration of the Regional Indicative Programme (RIP) for 2005-6 the Commission will give full consideration to the ways in which to include support for the strengthening of Human Rights and democracy as well as the involvement of civil society. In addition, the Commission will prepare an evaluation of the impact of the various meetings of the Civil Forum which have taken place prior to Euro-Mediterranean meetings of Foreign Ministers; in that context it will consider ways in which the Civil Forum could develop a structure such that the outcomes of its meetings have a more operational impact on the activities of the partnership ...[+++]and the involvement of civil society in them.

In particular, the EIB's operations in the central and eastern European countries forms part of the pre-accession strategy designed to assist the integration process. in the Mediterranean countries, the Bank's lending comes under the Euro-Mediterranean partnership; in Latin America and Asia, the Bank continues to finance projects of common interest; in South Africa, lending is designed to underpin the programme of reconstruction and development of the country; finally, in the ACP countries, the Bank's activities are being developed ...[+++]in the context of the Lomé Convention and those countries' privileged relations with the Community.