Target Group(s)
A group (or groups) of individuals or an institution (or institutions) that a project works for and closely together with in order to create a positive impact within the framework of a project objective.

Technical Assistance
A contract between experts, advisors, trainers/educators, consultants, etc. to transfer expertise and skills to build and strengthen a desired institution.

Tender
A written or formal offer to supply goods, perform services or execute works for an agreed price.

Tender dossier
The dossier compiled by the Contracting Authority and containing all the documents needed to prepare and submit a tender.

Tender procedure
The overall process of putting a contract out for tender, starting with the publication of a procurement notice and ending with the award of the tendered contract.

Technical specifications
The document drawn up by the Contracting Authority setting out its requirements and/or objectives in respect of the provision of supplies or works, specifying, where relevant, the methods and resources to be used and/or results to be achieved.

Terms of Reference (TOR)
They describe the works/jobs expected from the contractors and explain the project’s history, its general objectives, planned activities, expected inputs and outputs, budget, timing schedule and job descriptions.

Transnational
This word is often used to describe cooperation between businesses or organisations based in more than one EU country. Part of the EU's purpose is to encourage this cross-border or 'transnational' cooperation.

Transparency
The term 'transparency' is often used to mean openness in the way the EU institutions work. The EU institutions are committed to greater openness. They are taking steps to improve public access to information, and they are working to produce clearer and more readable documents. This includes better drafting of laws and, ultimately, a single, simplified EU Treaty.

Treaty of Accession
The Treaty of Accession is signed once accession negotiations have come to a close. Accession is not however automatic as the Treaty has to be ratified by the Member States and the candidate countries. The Treaty enters into force after ratification on a date that has been previously determined, setting out the conditions and arrangements regarding accession, including the rights and obligations of the new Member States as well as adaptations to the EU institutions.

Twinning
An EU tool designed to share the best experiences of public administration and organisation in which Member States and candidate countries take part jointly.

Two-speed Europe
This refers to the theoretical possibility that, in future, a particular “core” group of EU Member States may decide to move faster than others along the road of European integration . It is already possible for a group of EU countries to work together more closely than others under an arrangement known as “enhanced co-operation” .

Unanimity
When taking decisions on some issues, the Council of the European Union has to be in unanimous agreement – i.e. all countries have to agree. Any disagreement, even by one single country, will block the decision. This would make progress very difficult in a Union of 25 countries, so the unanimity rule now applies only in particularly sensitive areas such as asylum, taxation and the common foreign and security policy. In most fields, decisions are now taken by qualified majority voting .
For further details, see EU Portal.

Undersecretariat of Foreign Trade EU Executive Board
was established to ensure the direction, follow-up and finalisation of work carried out within the scope of the Customs Union and the aim of integration.

Works
Used to contract construction work of all kinds, including structural work, the installation of utilities and other civil engineering projects.

Youth in Action
Youth in Action is the new EU Programme in the field of youth, which will be implemented from 1 January 2007 until 31 December 2013 with a total budget of 885 million euros. It encourages the involvement of young people with fewer opportunities and addresses young people aged between 13 and 30. For more information, please visit: National Agency.