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The ten States that are going to accede to the European Union in May 2004 have benefited substantially – and will continue to do so until 2006 – from funding available under the PHARE programme and from the expertise of specialist staff seconded by the Member States to these countries as part of the sectoral twinning initiatives between the Member States and the candidate countries, with the purpose of reinforcing the protection of the European Union's external borders and speeding up the gradual process of their achieving conformity with the Schengen Agreement.
Between 1997 and 2002, the candidate countries received an allocation of more than EUR 300 million from the PHARE programme for external border management. Romania and Bulgaria continue to benefit from PHARE assistance and will see their national budget under the programme increase between 2004 and 2006. For its part, Turkey will also receive more European funds for the same objective.
As you know, Article 35 of the draft treaty of accession provides for the creation of a temporary financial instrument comprising EUR 858 million for seven new Member States. Between 2004 and 2006, the Schengen mechanism will cover the cost of the investment necessary to increase the level of security and protection along the European Union's external borders after enlargement. Priority will be given to investment in infrastructure, equipment, training of border guards, logistics and operations. All of this is necessary to guarantee compliance with Schengen standards for protecting the future external borders and thus to ensure an appropriate level of security within the European Union."@en1
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