Four countries applying for membership have all formally confirmed their wish to become members.

Much of the production and distribution is based in countries applying for membership of the European Union.

Similar challenges face all Balkan countries applying for membership of the European Union.

Clearly, the European Union wishes the countries applying for membership of the Union to respect this principle.

I have voted for the report, which will facilitate the negotiating process for countries applying for membership to the EU.

Allowing all the countries applying for membership of the Union to join under the present conditions would require significant changes to the structure of the EU.

What gives the enlargement that significance is not just quantity, the number of countries applying for membership, but the process of democratic stabilization and cohesion it involves.

We have new countries applying for membership because of this success - because they have seen what the European Union could contribute regarding peace, the rule of law and stability.

The Directorate is a project set up to promote the countries applying for membership of European Union, and the Ambassadors of culture will represent their country during the accession.

What additional measures will it take to counteract a probable deterioration in the situation arising from enlargement, given that the majority of victims are from countries applying for membership of the Union?

I voted in favour of the Brok report on enlargement because I believe that plenary should send out a positive signal to the 10 countries applying for membership of the European Union.

Minority Treaties refer to the treaties, League of Nations Mandates, and unilateral declarations made by countries applying for membership in the League of Nations and United Nations.

At the same time we are making preparations for countries applying for membership of the European Union to have access to community programmes dealing with promoting family care, combatting cancer, drug addiction, programmes for equal opportunities for men and women.