At the same time, because they know that grass-roots opposition to the prospect of integration is increasing in the candidate countries, they are trying to lure them with the prospect of taking part in European elections in 2004.
Eftersom man er klar over, at modstanden mod den kommende optagelse øges hos optagelseslandenes befolkninger, foreslår man som madding, at de kan deltage i valgene til Europa-Parlamentet i 2004.