Candidate countries progress in EU accession negotiations

Negotiations to join the EU, taking place on 21 March in Brussels, brought the candidate countries one step closer to accession. The closure of negotiations on land sales in Poland, opening up the country's real estate market 12 years after its EU accession, was the most significant breakthrough in the first round of negotiations under the Spanish Presidency.

Negotiations to join the EU, taking place on 21 March in Brussels, brought the candidate countries one step closer to accession. The closure of negotiations on land sales in Poland, opening up the country’s real estate market 12 years after its EU accession, was the most significant breakthrough in the first round of negotiations under the Spanish Presidency.