旋剥经降贸墨去号 高级商务英语阅读 Regular Reports,covering the ten associated countries in Central and Eastern Europe,Cyprus and Turkey,to the Council in November 1998.Following the reactivation by Malta of its application for membership in October 1998,the Commission adopted,on 17 February 1999,an update of its Opinion from 1993. Since that time,the Commission has presented a complete set of Regular Reports on a yearly basis,covering the ten associated countries in Central and Eastern Europe,Cyprus,Malta,and Turkey. On the basis of its fifth set of Regular Reports,presented in October 2002,the Commission recommended to the European Council that: Cyprus,the Czech Republic,Estonia,Hungary,Latvia,Lithuania,Malta,Poland,the Slovak Republic and Slovenia fulfil the political criteria.Bearing in mind the progress achieved by these countries,the track record in implementing their commitments,and taking into account their preparatory work in progress and foreseen,the Commission considers that these countries will have fulfilled the economic and acquis criteria and will be ready for membership from the beginning of 2004.The Commission therefore recommends to conclude the accession negotiations with these countries by the end of this year with the aim to sign the Accession Treaty in spring 2003. The Commission hopes to see a re-united Cyprus acceding to the European Union on the basis of a comprehensive settlement,as the best outcome for all concerned.As indicated in the conclusions of the Seville European Council,the EU is ready to accommodate the terms of a political settlement in the accession arrangements in line with the principles on which the European Union is founded. The Commission welcomes the continued UN involvement and urges all parties concerned and,in particular Turkey,to lend full support to efforts to reach a comprehensive settlement this year.Cyprus f terms of accession can be adapted to reflect the comprehensive settlement as well as its implications for the application of the acquis throughout the island.The Commission 第6页共11页第 6 页 共 11 页 高级商务英语阅读 Regular Reports, covering the ten associated countries in Central and Eastern Europe, Cyprus and Turkey, to the Council in November 1998. Following the reactivation by Malta of its application for membership in October 1998, the Commission adopted, on 17 February 1999, an update of its Opinion from 1993. Since that time, the Commission has presented a complete set of Regular Reports on a yearly basis, covering the ten associated countries in Central and Eastern Europe, Cyprus, Malta, and Turkey. On the basis of its fifth set of Regular Reports, presented in October 2002, the Commission recommended to the European Council that: • Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, the Slovak Republic and Slovenia fulfil the political criteria. Bearing in mind the progress achieved by these countries, the track record in implementing their commitments, and taking into account their preparatory work in progress and foreseen, the Commission considers that these countries will have fulfilled the economic and acquis criteria and will be ready for membership from the beginning of 2004. The Commission therefore recommends to conclude the accession negotiations with these countries by the end of this year with the aim to sign the Accession Treaty in spring 2003. • The Commission hopes to see a re-united Cyprus acceding to the European Union on the basis of a comprehensive settlement, as the best outcome for all concerned. As indicated in the conclusions of the Seville European Council, the EU is ready to accommodate the terms of a political settlement in the accession arrangements in line with the principles on which the European Union is founded. The Commission welcomes the continued UN involvement and urges all parties concerned and, in particular Turkey, to lend full support to efforts to reach a comprehensive settlement this year. Cyprus f terms of accession can be adapted to reflect the comprehensive settlement as well as its implications for the application of the acquis throughout the island. The Commission