Development Component. In collaboration with Directorate-General Employment, a large workshop on the free movement of workers and coordination of social security was held in Zagreb, Croatia, and attracted audiences from the Western Balkans. Also, a multi-country seminar organised in Tbilisi aimed to improve social protection and social inclusion in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia.
Beneficiary countries The candidate countries and potential candidates remained the main beneficiaries in the internal market sector. Turkey and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia were the main applicants for assistance, followed by Serbia and Croatia. Among the neighbouring countries, the most requests came from Ukraine followed by Armenia, Georgia and Egypt.
EVENTS PER SECTOR Customs union - 49 ( 10% ) Free movement of goods - 59 ( 13% ) Consumer and health protection - 43 ( 9% )
Financial services - 33 ( 7% ) Others - 251 ( 54% ) Social policy and employment - 32 ( 7% )
Total : 467
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