Addressing democratisation and governance (including in the tax area), rule of law, human rights and gender equality, fundamental freedoms and political equality issues so as to encourage political reforms, the fight against corruption, and the transparency of the judicial process and to build legitimate, democratic, effective and accountable public institutions and an active, independent and organised civil society; strengthening social dialogue through support for social partners;
Aghaidh a thabhairt ar an daonlathú agus ar an rialachas (lena n-áirítear i réimse na cánach), ar an smacht reachta, ar chearta an duine agus ar chomhionannas inscne, ar shaoirsí bunúsacha agus ar shaincheisteanna polaitiúla comhionannais ionas go spreagfar athchóirithe polaitiúla, an comhrac in aghaidh an éillithe agus trédhearcacht an phróisis bhreithiúnaigh agus institiúidí poiblí dlisteanacha, daonlathacha, éifeachtacha agus cuntasacha a thógáil chomh maith le sochaí shibhialta ghníomhach, neamhspleách agus eagraithe; an t-idirphlé sóisialta a neartú trí thacaíocht do na comhpháirtithe sóisialta;