Efter det første møde under EU­konferencen i London, den 12. marts, blev der i Bruxelles, den 30. marts, sat gang i tilslutningsprocessen til fordel for de 11 ansøgerlande.
Following the first meeting of the European conference, held in London on March 12, the process of negotiating EU membership for the 11 countries that have applied to join was launched in Brussels on 30 March.