Bulgaria

European Union/Bulgaria/Hungary/Poland/Romania/Czech Republic: Participation in Community framework programmes in AV and other sectors made possible

IRIS 1996-2:1/5

Ad van Loon

European Audiovisual Observatory

In the past, Europe Agreements were concluded establishing an association between the European Communities, of the one part, and Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania and the Czech Republic respectively, of the other part ( see: IRIS 1995-2: 4).

On 4 December 1995, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission approved Additional Protocols to the Europe Agreements with each of these countries, signed during the summer of 1995. The Additional Protocol opens up the possibility to the associated countries of participating in a number of Community framework programmes, specific programmes, projects or other actions in the field of, inter alia,

- information services;

- culture;

- the audiovisual sector.

One of the programmes in which these countries can now participate, is the MEDIA II programme. (Ad van Loon, European Audiovisual Observatory)


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This article has been published in IRIS Legal Observations of the European Audiovisual Observatory.