Today, 5 November 2008 the Commission adopted its annual strategy
document explaining its policy on EU enlargement. The document includes
also a summary of the progress made over the last twelve months by each
candidate and potential candidate: Cr...
In this issue you will find information about the Enlargement package 2008 which will be adopted on 5 November, financial assistance plans for Western Balkans and Turkey and much more.
To read the ne...
On 9 September the Turkish government and the delegation of the European Commission to Turkey havelaunched
a new generation of projects aiming to enhance the dialogue between
civil society in Turkey...
In the document here you will find the latest information about the state of affairs with the EU-Croatia accession negotiations. As of now, 21 chapters of the EU Acquis Communautaire have been opened ...
EIHRD call for proposals for Kosovo
The EC
Liaison Office to Kosovo launched a call
to promote human rights and enhance civil society in Kosovo, financed
by the
EIDHR programme.
Referen...
Published on 25 April 2007, this issues provides an information about developments related to Western Balkans visa agreements, updates on Albania, fYRo Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Turkey, energ...
On 1 February, the European Commission has published a long-awaited screening report on Environment (Chapter 27) for Croatia. This report summarises the information provided by Croatia and the discuss...
This issue provides further information about Kosovo and EU plans for presence there, Accession conferences with Croatia and Turkey as well as about the way of Bosnia and Herzegovina towards the Europ...
Published on 27 March 2007 Enlargement News cover issues related to Kosovo, Serbia's EU perspective, Bosnia-Herzegovina and many others. To read it, please follow the link.
Special edition of the Enlargement News was published on 8 November 2006 when the European Commission delivered its views on the progress made by the countries that are prospective European Union Memb...
On 8 November the European Commission approved the Strategy Paper and the candidate countries' (Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey) and potential candidate countries' (...
The name of the two commissioners representing Romania and Bulgaria will be made public by European Commission's President José Manuel Barroso. There are seven names on the list for Romania, namel...
On 27 September, the European Parliament has voted on a report that puts Turkey under pressure to reform further.Rapporteur Dutch MEP Camiel Eurlings of the Christian Democrats (EPP-ED) said the repor...
New issue of Enlargement newsletter has been published on 26 September and is foccused on the Commission reports on Bulgaria and Romania. To read it, please follow the link.
The Commission stated on 26 September 2006 that Bulgaria and Romania can join the EU in 2007. The final monitoring report by the Commission indicates tougher conditions on their entry. Both countrie...
Based on a Commission proposal, on 17 July the Council adopted a regulation establishing a new Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA). The European Parliament voted a favourable opinion on 6 Ju...
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the European Parliament which met at their meeting in Brussels on June 20 - 22nd, 2006 had the first eschange of views on the EP's draft report on Turkey's prog...
On June 12th, the EU provisionally closed the accession negotiations with Turkey and Croatia on the first of 35 negotiation chapters of the EU policy - science and research. EU - Turkey negotiations ...
The EU is set to present separate SAA negotiating mandates to Serbia and Montenegro. While the Union's doors remain open to Serbia, Montenegro may conclude an association agreement by late 2006 - ...
On visits to Turkey and Croatia, the upcoming Council President, Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen, reassured the two countries that there will be no timeout for enlargement under the Finnish Pres...
On May 16th the European Commission approved 2006 Monitoring reports on Bulgaria's and Romania's preparations for the EU membership. Although, positive in general and indicating progress made ...
Two years later, the biggest enlargement ever of the EU is an economic success, says the Commission's report " Enlargement, Two years after - an economic evaluation" which has been published recen...
On May 16th, the Commission is scheduled to release its report on the accession progress of Bulgaria and Romania. This report should give an answer whether both countries would join the EU as of Janua...
This newsletter is published by the European Commission's Enlargement Directorate General. It provides a topical and lively account of the progress, the problems, the preparations and the politics...
