council regul ec march establish european partnership framework stabilis associ process council european union regard treati establish european commun sentenc articl thereof regard propos commiss regard opinion european parliament feira european council june confirm object remain fullest integr western balkan countri polit econom mainstream europ recognis countri concern potenti candid membership european union zagreb declar summit novemb head state govern european union countri cover stabilis associ process recognis prospect access offer basi fulfil criteria defin copenhagen european council june progress made implement stabilis associ agreement region cooper thessaloniki european council june confirm determin fulli effect support european perspect western balkan countri affirm integr part european union meet establish criteria endors council conclus june includ annex entitl quot thessaloniki agenda western balkan move european integr quot quot thessaloniki agenda quot identifi wai mean intensifi stabilis associ process includ draw european partnership thessaloniki declar eu western balkan summit june quot thessaloniki agenda quot consid share agenda european union western balkan countri commit implement enrich stabilis associ process remain framework european western balkan countri access european partnership western balkan countri identifi prioriti action order support effort move closer european union serv checklist measur progress adapt countri specif respect stage prepar specif stabilis associ process includ region cooper inform consult held countri wider intern commun prepar european partnership european partnership updat need order assist western balkan countri prepar membership coher framework develop plan timet reform detail term measur intend address requir integr european union commun assist focu challeng defin framework european partnership provid guidanc financi assist observ defin principl prioriti condit commun assist stabilis associ process western balkan countri provid relev financi instrument council regul ec decemb assist albania bosnia herzegovina croatia feder republ yugoslavia yugoslav republ macedonia regul financi implic program financi resourc make commun assist base prioriti european partnership decid accord procedur set relev financi instrument revis european partnership prioriti signific polit impact relat western balkan countri council adopt principl prioriti condit applic european partnership follow european partnership ensur framework mechan establish stabilis associ process notabl annual report stabilis associ process adopt regul articl european partnership establish cover albania bosnia herzegovina croatia yugoslav republ macedonia serbia montenegro includ kosovo defin unit nation secur council resolut june hereinaft refer quot partner quot european partnership provid framework cover prioriti result analysi partner situat prepar integr european union concentr light criteria defin european council progress made implement stabilis associ process includ stabilis associ agreement region cooper articl council decid qualifi major propos commiss principl prioriti condit contain european partnership subsequ adjust articl regul enter forc dai public offici journal european union regul bind entireti directli applic member state brussel march council presid cowen opinion march publish offici journal oj regul amend regul ec oj