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With whom are we negotiating?

The European Union enlargement process took another major step forward on October 3, 2005 when accession

negotiations were opened with Turke !"#$ %&' and (roatia !")* %&' + fter ears of preparation -

decades, in the case of Turke - the two candidates formall opened the ne.t stage of the accession process+

How do the negotiations proceed?

The accession negotiations will be conducted according to a /egotiating 1ramework (roatia !33 %&'

Turke !42 %&' 6 that sets out the method and the guiding principles of the negotiations, in line with the

7ecember 2004 European (ouncil conclusions+ The substance of negotiations will be conducted in an

8ntergo9ernmental (onference with the participation of all :ember ;tates on the one hand and the candidate

;tate on the other+

8n order to ensure progress in the negotiations, the candidate countries will also need to make progress on the

ground in meeting the re

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the content, principles and political objecti9es of the Treaties on which the Union is founded>

legislation and decisions adopted pursuant to the Treaties, and the case law of the (ourt of Custice>

other acts, legall binding or not, adopted within the Union framework, such as interinstitutiona

agreements, resolutions, statements, recommendations, guidelines>

joint actions, common positions, declarations, conclusions and other acts within the framework of the

common foreign and securit polic>

joint actions, joint positions, con9entions signed, resolutions, statements and other acts agreed withinthe framework of justice and home affairs>

international agreements concluded b the (ommunities, the (ommunities jointl with their :ember

;tates, the Union, and those concluded b the :ember ;tates among themsel9es with regard to Union

acti9ities+

8n order to become a :ember ;tate, both countries will ha9e to accept the ac

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Chapter ': Free mo!ement of capital

:ember ;tates must remo9e, with some e.ceptions, all restrictions on mo9ement of capital both within the EU

and between :ember ;tates and third countries+ The ac

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Chapter /: ,nformation society and media

The ac

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markets, promotion of renewable energ sources, energ efficienc, nuclear energ and nuclear safet and

radiation protection+

Chapter *: Taxation

The ac

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restructuring see also (hapter $ - (ompetition polic+ EU industrial polic mainl consists of polic principles

and industrial polic communications+ EU consultation forums and (ommunit programmes, as well as

communications, recommendations and e.changes of best practices relating to ;:Es aim to impro9e theformulation and coordination of enterprise polic across the internal market on the basis of a common definition

of ;:Es+ The implementation of enterprise and industrial polic re

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Chapter ": 3cience and research

The ac

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Chapter $/: 2xternal relations

The ac

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in place and, once the ccession Treat is signed, the acceding countr is granted acti9e obser9er status in the

European Harliament and (ouncil as well as in (ommission committees+

Chapter $ 4 6ther issues

This chapter includes miscellaneous issues which come up during the negotiations but which are not co9ered

under an other negotiating chapter+ o such issues ha9e been identified for the moment+ (hapter 35 is dealtwith at the end of the negoating process+