Legal basis: Reg. 2666/2000 of 7 December 2000
Duration: 2001-2006
Financial resources available: € 4,650 million for the 2000-2006
period
Intervention area: countries of south-eastern Europe
Beneficiaries: Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia,
Montenegro and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
Objective: to encourage the participation of beneficiary countries
in the Stabilisation and Association process.
Actions: reconstruction, economic and social development, regional
stabilisation, strengthening of institutions, promotion of regional
co-operation.
Programming: CARDS support is programmed on the basis of the following
documents, which are prepared by the Commission services in agreement
with the authorities of the beneficiary countries: "Country
Strategy Papers", which normally cover 5 years, define the
long-term objectives, and identify the priority intervention sectors;
"Multiannual Indicative Programmes", which cover 3 years
and assess the progress achieved by the beneficiary country and
the actions considered necessary for achieving the objectives
set up in the CSP; "Action Programmes” which cover
1 year and contain a detailed list of the projects to be financed
during the year and the relevant financial resources.
Further information is available at:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/europeaid/projects/cards/index_en.htm
