16/12/2002 (Agence Europe) - Hans-Gert Pöttering, President of the EPP-ED Group at the European Parliament, commented on the success of the Copenhagen Summit. He noted that "our parliamentary group provided the impetus for acceleration of negotiations with the aim to allow these countries to participate in the European elections 2004". He recalled that, after signature of the accession treaties in April 2003, parliamentary observers from the accession countries will be invited to assist in...