European Parliament and Committee on Foreign Affairs 4 October 2000, European Parliament resolution on Slovakia's membership application to the European Union and the state of negotiations (COM(1999) 511 — C5-0034/2000 — 1997/2173(COS))

18. Welcomes the fact that the Commission and the Czech Republic are in the process of jointly devel- oping and implementing an information strategy designed to explain the real short-term problems and the long-term benefits of EU enlargement to the general public; 19.