§ 29. Mr. RammellTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on progress in achieving agreement within the European Union on the enlargement process. [40521]
§ Mr. FatchettIn the first four months of our Presidency of the EU, we have taken forward the remit agreed at the Luxembourg European Conference in 107W London on 12 March; we launched the Accession Process in Brussels on 30 March; and we opened Accession Negotiations the next day with six of the applicants.