- en vue de l'élargissement futur aux pays de l'Europe centrale et orientale, pays concurrentiels sur le plan de la production charbonnière et sidérurgique, les négociations devront prendre en considération les aspects de concurrence et de compétitivité; dans l'entre temps, les instruments financiers existant, tels que Phare et Tacis, devront assurer la transition et l'adaptation de ce secteur;
- in view of the future enlargement of the Union to include the countries of central and eastern Europe, which are highly competitive from the point of view of coal and steel production, the negotiations should take the competition and competitiveness factors into consideration. In the meantime the existing financial instruments such as PHARE and TACIS should enable the sector to adapt and to complete a successful transition;