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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8115

17 December 2001
Contents Publication in full By article 33 / 44
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/european council of laeken/enlargement
Summit cites ten candidates able to join in 2004 - Message of support to Romania and Bulgaria - Question of financing enlargement remains open

Brussels, 17/12/2001 (Agence Europe) - During the European Council of Laeken, the Heads of State and Government of the EU identified for the very first time in an official text the candidate countries which, in their opinion, should be able to complete accession negotiations in 2002 in order to join the EU in 2004 in time to take part in the next European elections. "If the current rate of negotiations and reforms in candidate countries is maintained, Cyprus, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia,...

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