Det vigtigste resultat af topmødet var, at EU hermed har bekræftet de ambitiøse planer om udvidelsen af EU, hvilket bl.a. indebærer, at der nu indkaldes til en regeringskonference, der skal muliggøre denne optagelse af nye medlemsstater.
The most important result of the Summit was that the EU has confirmed the ambitious plans for the enlargement of the EU, meaning, among other things, that an Intergovernmental Conference is now to be called to facilitate the accession of new Member States.