In August, when it became clear that negotiations had come to a standstill, Solana expressed concern that the Charter could become an issue in the election campaigns now under way in both Serbia and Montenegro.
U avgustu, kada je postalo jasno da su pregovori došli do mrtve tačke, Solana je izrazio zabrinutost da bi pitanje povelje moglo da se koristi u predizbornim kampanjama koje su trenutno u toku u Srbiji i Crnoj Gori.