Eftersom man er klar over, at modstanden mod den kommende optagelse øges hos optagelseslandenes befolkninger, foreslår man som madding, at de kan deltage i valgene til Europa-Parlamentet i 2004.
At the same time, because they know that grass-roots opposition to the prospect of integration is increasing in the candidate countries, they are trying to lure them with the prospect of taking part in European elections in 2004.