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"I am pleased that the forthcoming Eastern partnership summit will be taking place in Warsaw, which will, without doubt, be one of the most important events of the Polish Presidency. European Union and Eastern partnership Heads of State or Government will be taking part in a meeting planned for 29-30 September, giving a strong political signal for greater integration and involvement on the part of the EU and its Eastern partners in joint action.
The first Eastern partnership summit took place on 7 May 2009 in Prague. Today, the promotion of democracy throughout the neighbourhood of the EU is one of the priorities of the Polish Presidency. The aim of the summit is to stabilise and increase the prosperity of our Eastern neighbours, and although the Eastern partnership does not promise membership of the EU, it does foresee progressive and far-reaching integration with EU policies and the EU economy and legislation.
The Eastern partnership intends to strengthen cooperation by improving bilateral and multilateral cooperation in the regions, by creating a free trade zone, introducing visa liberalisation in the long term and extending the Erasmus programme. The European Commission is preparing to implement, before the end of this year, an institutional development programme for Eastern partnership countries, with a total budget of EUR 173 million. The Commission is also holding discussions with partner countries on regional development pilot programmes, for which over EUR 150 million has been earmarked for 2010-2013.
These are important first steps in strengthening cooperation with our Eastern neighbours. Involvement in joint efforts to promote democracy and remove borders in the whole of the EU’s neighbourhood should be a priority for us all."@en1
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