Vi forventer, at denne procedure vil være afsluttet omkring efteråret, at regeringskonferencen går videre, og at dens arbejde bliver afsluttet i tide, så perioden mellem udvidelsen, i maj 2004, og ikrafttrædelsen af de nye institutionelle rammer bliver så kort som muligt.
We estimate that, around autumn, this procedure should have been completed, the Intergovernmental Conference should proceed and its work should be completed on time so that the period between the date of enlargement, in May 2004, and the entry into force of the new institutional framework is as short as possible.