61.   In the intervening period, leaders are expected to decide how many candidate countries may join the EU in its next wave of enlargement.

62.   In principle, candidate countries must wait at least three years, during which their commitment to reform is closely monitored, before enjoying debt relief.

63.   Although leading the pack of EU candidate countries, Estonia has been the most eurosceptic of them until recently.

64.   Along with leaders of other candidate countries he was due to meet EU leaders on Saturday.

65.   Along with leaders of other candidate countries he will meet EU leaders on Saturday.

66.   Austria is already firmly linked to the EU candidate countries, according to economic analyst Fritz Breuss, who compiled the study.

67.   Beckett said Britain believes a reform of CAP would be beneficial to EU members, candidate countries and global agricultural trade.

68.   But officials from candidate countries say the lower direct aid payments is incompatible with a fair and open agricultural market.

69.   But in a sign of the tough horsetrading ahead, the EU warned that candidate countries would only enter when they are ready and must do their homework properly.

70.   But the candidate countries could take some convincing.