Det var i dette perspektiv, at Ministerrådet i december 1989 anmodede Europa-Kommissionen om hurtigt at stille detaljerede forslag, der skulle effektueres inden for rammerne af Phare, til passende foranstaltninger inden for videregående uddannelse og undervisning for at støtte reformprocessen i Central- og Østeuropa.
It was in this perspective that the Council of Ministers asked the European Commission in December 1989 to present detailed proposals urgently, to be effected within the Phare framework, for appropriate measures in the field of higher education and training to support the reform process in Central and Eastern Europe.