I Kommissionens meddelelse til Rådet og Europa-Parlamentet om Det bredere europæiske naboskab: en ny ramme for forbindelserne med vores naboer i øst og syd (KOM(2003) 104 endelig) anføres det, at Kommissionen vil undersøge mulighedenfor at skabe et nyt instrument for nabolandene, der skal bygge på de positive erfaringer med at fremme det
the Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on a Wider Europe - Neighbourhood: A New Framework for Relations with our Eastern and Southern Neighbours (COM(2003) 104 final) states that "the Commission will consider the possibility of creating a new Neighbourhood Instrument which builds on the positive experiences of promoting crossborder cooperation within the Phare, Tacis and INTERREG programmes.