Enlargement Strategy and Progress Reports 2010

On 9 November the Commission adopted its annual strategy document explaining its policy on EU enlargement. The document will include also a summary of the progress made over the last 12 months by Croatia, Iceland, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, as well as Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Kosovo*.

In the 2010 package, Commission will also present its Opinion on the readiness of Albania and Montenegro to start accession negotiations. These Opinions replace this year's progress reports on the two countries concerned.

What is the Commission's "enlargement package", what are the next steps? Citizens' Summary pdf - 21 KB [21 KB]

Enlargement Strategy 2010-2011 [346 KB]

Candidate Countries	Potential Candidates	Press Material - Press release - Speech by Commissioner Füle:Enlargement package 2010 - Press conference:Brussels, 09 November 2010 - Key findings of the progress reports on the candidate countries: Croatia, Iceland, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Turkey - Key findings of the progress reports and opinions on the potential candidates: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia and Kosovo* Background Information: Orientation debate on Enlargement [47 KB] Audiovisual Stockshots - Albania - Montenegro More...
Croatia - Progress Report [349 KB] - Conclusions [35 KB]	Albania - Opinion [49 KB] - Analytical Report [536 KB]
Iceland - Progress Report [240 KB] - Conclusions [30 KB]	Bosnia and Herzegovina - Progress Report [326 KB] - Conclusions [81 KB]
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - Progress Report [343 KB] - Conclusions [32 KB]	Montenegro - Opinion [49 KB] - Analytical Report [615 KB]
Turkey - Progress Report [557 KB] - Conclusions [42 KB]	Serbia - Progress Report [311 KB] - Conclusions [85 KB]
	Kosovo* - Progress Report [308 KB] - Conclusions [83 KB]

Multi-annual Indicative Financial Framework 2010-2011 [37 KB]
* Under UNSCR 1244/1999

Financial Assistance

EU financial assistance, focused on the major challenges facing the candidate countries and potential candidates, supports their reform efforts on their path towards the EU.

Further Reading

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