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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8488

22 June 2003
SPECIAL EDITION OF THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL OF THESSALONIKI / (eu) eu/balkans
Thessaloniki summit on Balkans gives very clear perspective for EU accession to countries in region according to the latters' heads of state and governements

Porto Carras, 22/06/2003 (Agence Europe) - The EU-Balkans summit that took place in Porto Carras (as an extension to the European Council) confirmed the European perspective on the Balkans, while reaffirming that their accession to the European Union would depend on efforts made for accomplishing necessary reform. All participants welcomed the results of the summit, as well as the adoption of the joint declaration outlining the main guidelines and their future cooperation.

President of the...