According to Gowan, the decision about launching negotiations depends on how well the criteria set in Copenhagen in 1993 have been met, as well as on the level of co-operation with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY).
Prema Gowanovim riječima odluka o pokretanju pregovora ovisi o tomu koliko su dobro ispunjeni kriteriji postavljeni u Copenhagenu 1993. godine, kao i od razine suradnje s Međunarodnim kaznenim tribunalom za bivšu Jugoslaviju (ICTY).