Twinning and Taiex, two pre-accession instruments of the EC

摘要

The DG Enlargement - Institution Building Unit of the European Commission (EC) proposes two pre-accession instruments, Twinning and Taiex, which help the New Member States (NMS), the acceding or candidate coimtries as well the European Neighbourhood to "rebuild" their institutions according to the EU acquis. Twinning instrument provides mid to long-term projects (6 months to 3 years) assistance for the emergent countries. The projects aim at helping the administration of the beneficiary country to integrate the European legislation and acquis. Technical Assistance and Information Exchange (Taiex) provides short-term technical assistance (few days) in all areas of the EU acquis with the view to support the alignment, application, and an enforcement of the acquis in the beneficiary countries. Both instruments are based on a demand driven approach. Beneficiary countries have to introduce their needs. Based on those needs and priorities, European Commission will select the most appropriate projects.