Candidate Countries Referendum Update

FPI, Brussels, 14.06.2003

MALTA                       08.03.2003        NOT BINDING   52.8% YES  45.7% NO  

SLOVENIA                 23.03.2003        NOT BINDING    89.6% YES 10.3%  NO     

HUNGARY                 12.04.2003          BINDING           83.7% YES  16.2% NO      

LITHUANIA               10.05.2003          BINDING           89.9% YES   8.85% NO      

SLOVAKIA                16.05.2003           BINDING           92.4% YES   6.2% NO        

POLAND                    07.06.2003          BINDING           77.4% YES  22.5% NO      

CZECH REPUBLIC   13.06.2003          BINDING            77% YES    23% NO         

ESTONIA                   14.09.2003          NOT BINDING

LATVIA                      20.09.2003         BINDING

CYPRUS                     NOT PLANNING A REFERENDUM

None of the existing Member States currently plans to hold a referendum.