We need to consolidate our enlargement agenda but be cautious with new commitments.

Europe will get a stable and prosperous Turkey.

This is a litmus test whether Turkey is seriously committed to the freedom of expression and reforms that enhance the rule of law and benefit all Turkish citizens.

Before April 5, we'll have to decide whether we can hold the negotiation round or whether this negotiation round will have to be put on hold because of lack of full cooperation by Serbia.

In the months to come, particular attention must be paid to actual implementation and enforcement of the reforms,

I hope member states can soon agree on what the accession of a 28th member state would mean in terms of the composition of the commission and voting rights in the council,

If Serbia-Montenegro still fails to achieve full cooperation with the (International Criminal Tribunal for ex-Yugoslavia) we cannot avoid disruption of the negotiations.

Serbia still has some weeks to achieve full cooperation -- roughly at the end of March.

Serbia truly is at a crossroads today. It's clear 2006 is a year of major challenges.

The negotiations, once started, will certainly be long and difficult. And in many ways the process of negotiations and reform will be as important as the outcome.