Definition of Bilateral intergovernmental conference (eu-applicant countries)

Bilateral Intergovernmental Conference (EU-Applicant countries)
Negotiations on the accession of new Member States to the European Union take the form of bilateral intergovernmental conferences between the European Union and each of the applicant countries.

The intergovernmental conferences on the accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Poland, Slovenia and Cyprus were formally opened on 30 March 1998. The first ministerial meeting to negotiate with these six applicants took place on 10 November 1998. The conferences on the accession of Bulgaria, Latvia, Lithuania, and Malta were opened on 15 February 2000.

See:

•Accession of new Member States of the European Union
•Applicant countries