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Madam President, the European Council established in June 2000 that all the countries in the Western Balkans were potential candidates for accession to the European Union. Subsequently, in June 2003, the European Council reiterated its determination to fully and effectively support the European perspective of the western Balkan countries, which will become an integral part of the European Union once they meet the established criteria.
It is therefore essentially up to the countries concerned to set the pace at which they come closer to the EU by aligning with the
and by meeting the criteria established by the Copenhagen European Council and the conditions of the stabilisation and association process. To date, only Croatia and the FYROM have officially applied to join the EU. Following Croatia's application for membership, the European Council has decided to open accession negotiations in March 2005, provided that Croatia cooperates fully with ICTY. As regards the FYROM, the Commission is still in the process of preparing its opinion on that country's application for membership.
At its meeting in Brussels on 16 and 17 December 2004, the European Council reaffirmed its commitment to the full implementation of the Thessaloniki agenda, which underlines that the future of the countries of the Balkans is within the European Union. The recent ministerial meetings of the EU-Western Balkans Forum served to assess the progress achieved and identify the challenges ahead.
The European Council restated, in particular, that in this process regional cooperation would remain an essential element of EU policy. With regard to the financial aspects of the accession of a candidate State, it also stated that these aspects must be allowed for in the applicable Financial Framework.
Hence, accession negotiations yet to be opened with candidates whose accession could have substantial financial consequences can only be concluded after the establishment of the Financial Framework for the period from 2014 together with possible consequential financial reforms."@en1
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