Developments on Accession of Türkiye into European Union
At
the Copenhagen European Council of 12-13 December 2002, the EU took
decisions concerning its next enlargement. It was decided that ten
candidate countries would be members to the EU as of 1 May 2004. Concerning
Bulgaria and Romania,
the European Council reaffirmed the objective to welcome these two states
as members in 2007.
As
regards Türkiye, The Copenhagen European Council decided that “if the
European Council in December 2004, on the basis of a report from the
Commission, decides that Türkiye fulfils the Copenhagen political criteria, the EU
will open negotiations without delay.”
In accordance with the Commission’s recommendations in the 2002
Strategy Paper, it was also decided in Copenhagen
that in order to assist Türkiye towards EU membership, the Customs Union
would be extended and deepened; and the Union
would significantly increase its pre-accession financial assistance for
Türkiye. Comprehensive
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