It is true, however, that the work which has been undertaken, and which we wish to boost, should make it possible, by the end of the year 2000, both to have a better appreciation of the overall balance in each of the negotiations and also, at least for the most advanced candidate countries, to clearly identify the problems to be resolved as a priority in order to bring these negotiations to a successful conclusion.
Imidlertid bør det igangværende arbejde, som vi ønsker at tilføre ny dynamik, inden udgangen af 2000 føre til dels en bedre forståelse for den overordnede balance i de enkelte forhandlinger dels - for de ansøgerlande, som er længst fremme i forberedelserne - til en klar definition af de vanskeligheder, som fortsat består, og dermed af de centrale problemer, som skal løses, før forhandlingerne kan afsluttes.