Dermed er det blevet realistisk, at forhandlingerne med de lande, der er kommet længst, kan afsluttes i slutningen af næste år, og man har sat sig det mål, at de skal kunne deltage i valget til Europa-Parlamentet i 2004.
In that way, it has become a realistic possibility that the negotiations with those States that have progressed furthest will be completed at the end of next year, and the objective has been set of their being able to participate in the elections to the European Parliament in 2004.