The bloc has promised that if it is agreed Turkey has fulfilled the Copenhagen criteria, the EU could decide in December 2004 to open accession negotiations with Ankara without delay.
Unija je obećala kako bi, ukoliko se utvrdi da je Turska ispunila kriterije iz Copenhagena, EU u prosincu 2004. godine mogla donijeti odluku o neodgodivom otvaranju pregovora o priključenju s Ankarom.