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The Melk Protocol is a bilateral agreement which was signed on 12 December 2000 by the Czech Prime Minister and the Austrian Chancellor. The Commission was present, offering its good offices to mediate between both parties. The Melk Process was followed up by a meeting of the Czech Prime Minister, the Austrian Chancellor and the Commission on 29 November 2001, where 'conclusions of Melk Process and follow-up' were signed by both parties (so-called Brussels Protocol).
The role of the Commission in the mediation process leading up to the Protocol was not to evaluate the technical safety of the Temelin power plant, but rather one of a political nature, to facilitate the dialogue and exchange of information between Austria and the Czech Republic, in order to both identify the main issues of concern and to find solutions to the problems which were identified. Procedures were agreed bilaterally in order to follow up the implementation of improvements which might take more time to be completed. The subsequent monitoring of the Melk provisions, extended to the public, is considered as a model of bilateral transparency.
Verheugen oznámil, že Evropská komise hned v pátek předloží členským státům návrh společné pozice vůči ČR v kapitole energetika s doporučením ji uzavřít. Rakouská strana se zavázala, že tomu nebude bránit.
Příslušná pasáž závěrečného prohlášení říká, že "Rakousko a Česká republika se shodují na společném cíli zařadit bilaterální povinnosti obsažené v tomto dokumentu do protokolu k přístupové dohodě". Jde v podstatě pouze o dohodu o budoucím záměru.
