| | EUbusiness - Trade policy and market access programme (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-12) |
 | | This programme enables the Commission to finance projects that would facilitate the Community's participation in the worldwide trading system, very often in the framework of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), implement the results of the Uruguay Round and take part in the new round of trade talks. |
 | | An essential part of this programme relates to activities to support European industry in the organisation of activities specifically geared to market access, focusing on trade cooperation, investment, market assessment, or setting up bilateral or multilateral campaigns aimed at opening markets, e.g. |
 | | The financing of projects within the trade policy and market access programme are primarily based on public procurement procedures for services delivered to the Commission. |
| www.eubusiness.com /funding/trade/trade01_en.htm (937 words) |