This communication, adopted at the same time as the opinions on applications for membership pre­sented by the 10 countries of central and eastern Europe (­»■ point 1.4.73), constitutes the reply from the Commission to the requests made by the Madrid European Council in December 1995.
Ακόμη, η Επιτροπή θεωρεί αναγκαίο να επανεξεταστεί ο ρόλος της ίδιας