Slovenia Intensely Preparing for Final Stage of EU Talks, Says Potocnik

Brussels, 1 October - Slovenia is intensely gearing up for the final stage of EU accession negotiations, which will be underway in November and at the begining of December after the 15 member states agree on the negotiating position on finance-related issues at the end of October, Slovenia's chief EU negotiator Janez Potocnik said Tuesday ahead of the first autumn round of accession talks in Brussels.