accession negotiations

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The accession negotiations were used to get the three nuclear power plants closed by a set date and subsequently dismantled.
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There is only one conclusion from all of this, and that is that the accession negotiations must be halted.
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The remaining difficulties must be settled quickly in the same spirit of partnership and friendship that has presided over all the accession negotiations.
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If we are looking at how new life can be breathed into the accession negotiations, we should examine our scope of action.
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Next year we will be embarking on the most politically sensitive stage of the accession negotiations.
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By opening accession negotiations, we have let go of one of the last means of exerting pressure to force reform.
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Calling for additional requirements to be met which are not part of the accession negotiations is counterproductive.
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In fact, the accession negotiations are our most powerful instrument to support reforms.
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It is therefore imperative that binding arrangements for the decommissioning of high risk reactors be agreed before accession negotiations begin.
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The report considers that accession negotiations should be opened without undue delay and underlines three important provisions.
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The fact that accession negotiations in this particular case have begun and are progressing normally is to be welcomed.
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A recommendation to start accession negotiations will depend upon the progress which the country has made in meeting these benchmarks.
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The accession negotiations that have already begun must be continued, and done on the basis of their own merits.
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This is an important issue and should be resolved before accession negotiations commence.
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The number of chapters available for us to open through the framework of the accession negotiations is indeed limited.
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