Post by Peter Ellis on Apr 7, 2004 10:46:43 GMT 1
In case anyone missed it in the other thread, this was the up to date position as of April 5th 2004:-
The first thing will be a positive avis or an opinion of the European commission on the request for the candidacy status to join the EU which is likely to come by the end of June 2004. Then, equally crucial is the date to open the
negotiation process which is to be set by the EU - hope is that it will happen by the end of June also. Than the negotiations and ratifications and somewhere in 2008 we will be ready for accession.
As regards problems - that is too complex. You could say that problems are the same as they were in all states that had the same ambitions: transition, adjustment to the standards and legal framework, etc.
More specifically, reform of judiciary will need the longest period, and agriculture will be the most expensive issue. Everything else is falling into the Copenhagen and specific political criteria that will pose no problems.
The first thing will be a positive avis or an opinion of the European commission on the request for the candidacy status to join the EU which is likely to come by the end of June 2004. Then, equally crucial is the date to open the
negotiation process which is to be set by the EU - hope is that it will happen by the end of June also. Than the negotiations and ratifications and somewhere in 2008 we will be ready for accession.
As regards problems - that is too complex. You could say that problems are the same as they were in all states that had the same ambitions: transition, adjustment to the standards and legal framework, etc.
More specifically, reform of judiciary will need the longest period, and agriculture will be the most expensive issue. Everything else is falling into the Copenhagen and specific political criteria that will pose no problems.
