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"Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, Mr President of the Commission, Commissioners. A sustainable development strategy for the European Union requires an integrated approach which takes account of economic, social and ecological aspects in a balanced manner. In this respect, the Council monitors this balance between the social, economic and environment-technical indicators. These indicators are fundamental for the summary report on the strategy on sustainable development which the Commission is to draft for the European Council of Barcelona. Indeed, progress that has been made since this strategy was laid down by the European Council of Gothenburg in June 2001, will be assessed for the first time on that occasion. In future, the strategy will be assessed annually at the spring meetings of the European Council. And this will be done in Barcelona for the first time.
Remarkable progress has been made in the accession negotiations, and it looks like the objectives will be met. It will be possible to fully meet the deadline that was laid down in Nice and clarified in Gothenburg. Consequently, it should be possible for the accession negotiations involving the countries which will be ready next year, to be completed. This will enable them to take part in the European elections of 2004.
The pace of the Council’s activities is perfectly in keeping with that of the successive Council presidencies, and this will undoubtedly continue to be the case in future. The Commission and the Council ensure that the quantitative aspects of these accession processes do not overshadow the qualitative dimension. By this, I mean that it is important for the candidate countries to incorporate the
in their system of law. Additionally, it is equally important for them simultaneously to adapt and modernise their administrations, further develop their legal capacity and apply the
in practice.
The considerable attention which is being devoted today to the administrative and legal capacity of the candidate countries finds its origin in this concern.
In addition, the presidency is pleased to note that the Mediterranean area has been earmarked as a priority for 2002. This will give the Barcelona process a new impulse and strengthen the instruments involved."@en1
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