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European Community assistance programmes  part of the Stabilisation and Association process (SAP) CARDS Assistance Programme was introduced in 2000, offers a long-term assistance approach that addresses the needs of the five countries, including Croatia 
 In the period 2001-2004, some 228 million euro will be channelled to Croatia through CARDS Official web pages at the Delegation of the European Commission to the Republic of Croatiahttp://www.delhrv.cec.eu.int/en/item1/topic0.htm
 CARDS assistance focuses increasingly on support for the reforms and institution building necessary to implement the obligations in the Stabilisation and Association Agreements. Around 10% of the available CARDS budget will be directed to supporting this regional cooperation component - (197 million euro in the period 2002-2004)   | 
				   
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