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Article: EU/CZECH REPUBLIC: ADVANCING TOWARDS THE FINISHING LINE?
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- Telecomworldwire
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- September 20, 2000
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Good marks.Czech Foreign Minister Jan Kavan was told by his French opposite number and EU Council President Hubert Vedrine that there had been "big advances on all fronts" in Czech EU membership preparations this year: the Association Agreement is operating smoothly, the country is among the leaders in terms of negotiating chapters provisionally closed, with 13 out of the 29 on which the EU feels no need for further negotiation at present, agreement has been formalised on lowering agricultural tariffs and export subsidies on both sides, trade flows are rising, and the Czech Republic is taking part in numerous EU programmes. The bullish assessment was shared by Hans ...