Men selv forherligende ord kan ikke dække over, at det - bortset fra den planlagte, rent symbolske fælles optakt til tiltrædelsesprocessen - ikke lykkedes Rådet i Luxembourg at tilbyde alle tiltrædelseskandidater konkrete tiltrædelses- og forhandlingsperspektiver.
However, even this coating of gloss cannot obscure the fact that the Council in Luxembourg has not succeeded in offering all applicants for membership real prospects for membership and negotiation - apart that is from the proposed and purely symbolic joint preliminaries to the membership process.