EU enlargement in 2014 and beyond: progress and challenges
In the Enlargement package adopted today, the European Commission has outlined the enlargement strategy 2014, assessed the progress made over the past year by the countries wishing to join the EU in the Western Balkans and by Turkey, and the challenges ahead.
Presenting the annual Enlargement Package, Commissioner Štefan Füle said: "Five years ago, we set out to strengthen the credibility and the transformative power of enlargement policy. We put a particular emphasis on three pillars: rule of law in 2012, economic governance in 2013 and this year, we're setting out new ideas to support public administration reform, and strengthening of democratic institutions. Today, this approach is bearing fruit. The process is credible and is bringing concrete results through reforms that gradually transform the countries concerned, improving stability in our immediate neighbourhood. It also makes the countries better prepared for the EU entry and for the responsibilities of the membership".
For more information:
Enlargement Strategy and Main Challenges 2014-15
Bosnia And Herzegovina 2014 Progress Report
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 2014 Progress Report
Montenegro 2014 Progress Report
DG Enlargement website
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*This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244/1999 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence.