European candidate states are building their capacities and working on aque communitair in order to adjust their legislation towards the one of European Union. In the process of adjustments they are also preparing for new European funds that will be available as soon the negotiation processes will start and also when the country will become a full member of European Union. Macedonia is a candidate state and due to the name dispute its still only a candidate for membership for EU but its still

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... ven't open the negotiations with European Union. After the solution of the name dispute, the chances of opening the negotiations are rather positive, despite the poor transparency and low corporate governance. The state and NGO sector should be ready and prepare to work with EU funding in the upcoming years. In the process of today negotiation, under the sub-committees with EU, it have been given a chance to Macedonia to use European Funds in several areas. Those areas are from DG Education and culture, more specifically the programes Creative Europe, Erasmus plus and Europe for citizens. In aging Europe, lifelong learning is a key. This program will help Macedonian society to develop and work towards the strategies of EU, especially strategy for growth Europe 2020 and the new strategies such as Europe 2030 strategy.