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 Gauenovim rečima, odluka o pokretanju pregovora zavisi od toga koliko su dobro ispunjeni kriteriјumi postavljeni u Kopenhagenu 1993. godine, kao i od nivoa saradnje sa Međunarodnim krivičnim sudom za bivšu Јugoslaviјu (MKSЈ).