Enlargement Strategy and Progress Reports 2008
On 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: Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, as well as Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia and Kosovo 1 .
Furthermore, the 2008 progress reports were published on the same date, where the Commission services monitor and assess the achievements of each of the candidate and potential candidates over the last year. That "enlargement package" of information contains also a multi-annual financial framework setting out the financial assistance available to support the reform efforts of the candidate and potential candidates over the next years.
What is the Commission's "enlargement package", what are the next steps? Citizens' Summary  [13 KB]  
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Candidate Countries:
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The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
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Potential Candidates:
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Kosovo under UNSCR 1244/99
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Press material
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Press release
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Enlargement - the state of play and the way forward: press conference by Commissioner Olli REHN (EBS)
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Speech by Commissioner Rehn
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Key findings of the progress reports on the candidate countries: Croatia, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Turkey
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Key findings of the progress reports on Kosovo 1 and the potential candidate countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia
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| Financial assistance |
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EU financial assistance, focused on the major challenges facing the candidate and potential candidate countries, is supporting their reform effort on their path towards the EU.
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The multi-annual indicative financial framework (MIFF) for the Instrument of Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) is designed to provide information on the Commission's intentions in terms of indicative financial allocations by IPA beneficiary and component.
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Frequently Asked Questions on the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA)
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The projects are funded under various programmes agreed between the European Commission and the authorities of the countries concerned.
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Brochure explaining EU policy on enlargement for the general public.
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On 5 March 2008 the Commission adopted new initiatives, and enhanced existing ones, to help accelerate the progress of the Western Balkans on the road towards EU membership. The Commission proposals support the political and economic development in the Western Balkan countries; other measures aim to promote people-to-people contacts and familiarise the citizens in the Western Balkans with the EU.
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Last year's Commission's enlargement package
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1under UN Security Council Resolution 1244/99
