The Slovak Republic and the Intergovernmental Conference of the European Union
The Slovak Republic and the Intergovernmental Conference of the European Union

Summary/Abstract: Negotiations at the International Conference are currently followed by bilateral meetings of the presiding country Ireland with members of the European Union and also by meetings in various formats such as, for instance, V4 or other like-minded countries, concerning simplification, better effectiveness, and the modernisation of the legal basis of the Union. During the upcoming European Union Summit (25 – 26 March 2004), the Irish Presidency plans to inform participants about the conclusions it has reached. Nevertheless, this is not an easy task. Slovakia together with the other nine accession countries will be able to take a fully-pledged part in such difficult negotiations. We must openly admit that the negotiations at the Intergovernmental Conference and the previous negotiation of the Convention were and are a great education about the functioning of the Union for us.

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