Greece's previous chairmanship of the Union in the first half of 2003 ended with a successful summit dedicated to the Western Balkan countries' EU integration and the adoption of the Thessaloniki declaration, outlining a series of measures to facilitate the process.
Prethodno grčko predsedavanje Uniji u prvoj polovini 2003. završilo se uspešnim samitom posvećenom integraciji zemalja Zapadnog Balkana u usvajanju Solunske deklaracije, koja je predvidela niz mera koje je trebalo da olakšaju taj proces.