In December 2002, the EU leaders promised to make a decision on the issue during their December 2004 summit in Copenhagen on the basis of a report by the European Commission (EC).
Lideri EU su u decembru 2002. godine obećali da će doneti odluku o ovom pitanju na decembarskom samitu 2004. godine u Kopenhagenu, na osnovu izveštaja Evropske komisije (EK).