The Commission has also promised Turkey that it would consider giving it a starting date for its accession negotiations by the end of 2004, provided it has met EU criteria by then.
Komisija je takođe obećala Turskoj da će razmotriti mogućnost određivanja datuma za početak pregovora o pridruživanju do kraja 2004, pod uslovom da zemlja do tada ispuni kriterijume EU.