In: Medzinárodné otázky: časopis pre medzinárodné vzt'ahy, medzinárodné právo, diplomaciu, hospodárstvo a kultúru = International issues = Questions internationales, Band 14, Heft 1, S. 26-38
Accession negotiations are politically sensitive processes closely observed by the lay & professional public (unlike other international negotiations). Because they are of key importance for a better understanding of accession negotiations dealt with in the second part of this essay, the first part briefly describes the nature & specific features of negotiations among the EU Member States. The third part of this essay compares these processes with Slovakia's current experience of accession negotiations, which were recently concluded at the December 2002 Copenhagen Summit. 6 References. Adapted from the source document.