Slovenia became a full-fledged member of the Union in May 2004, Croatia began its entry talks in October, Macedonia was granted official EU candidate status last month and Serbia-Montenegro started its SAA negotiations in November.
Slovenija je postala punopravni član Unije u maju 2004, Hrvatska je u oktobru počela razgovore o prijemu, Makedoniji je prošlog meseca dodeljen status zvaničnog kandidata za prijem u EU, a Srbija i Crna Gora je u novembru počela pregovore o SSP.