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Article: Cyprus concludes first the accession negotiations.
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- December 6, 2002
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M2 PRESSWIRE-6 December 2002-Republic of Cyprus: Cyprus concludes first the accession negotiations(C)1994-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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Cyprus has concluded, on 3 December, its accession negotiations with the European Union, which had begun in March 1998. By closing the two remaining chapters - of Agriculture and the Budget - at the beginning of this week, Cyprus became the first candidate state to have closed all chapters of the acquis communautaire, out of the 12 countries that are currently conducting accession negotiations.
The Chief Negotiator of Cyprus' Accession to the EU, Mr. George Vassiliou, expressed certainty that "next ...