The European Union's legal standards in this field consist of political declarations and international treaties.
Upon joining the Union, every country must be capable of conducting political dialogue within the Common Foreign and Security Policy and sign joint statements. Aspiring members are asked to gradually sign joint statements and apply sanctions and restrictive measures to third parties when asked to.
No benchmarks are expected for opening negotiations on this policy chapter and negotiations are opened and closed the same day.
Before joining the EU every country must provide administrative capacities for the implementation of the Common Foreign and Security Policy.
The bilateral screening for this policy chapter will be held on October 2.