Arbejdet med at forberede udvidelsen på det administrative plan. der var ble­vet indledt i september 2000, fortsatte i 2001 i såvel Kommissionen som på tværs af institutionerne, og allerede i januar kunne en »taskforce« fremlægge en rapport.
Preparatory work with a view to the administrative aspects of enlarge­ment of the European Union began in September 2000 and continued through­out 2001 both within the Commission and at interinstitutional level, where a task force presented a report in January.