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Enlargement Strategy and Progress Reports 2009

On 14 October 2009 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 2009 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.

Enlargement Strategy 2009-2010 [489 KB]

What is the Commission's "enlargement package", what are the next steps? Citizens' Summary [125 KB]

Candidate Countries:

Potential Candidates:

Press material

• Press release:The EU Enlargement Process: A Year of Progress in the Western Balkans and Turkey
• Press release : Kosovo * - Fulfilling its European Perspective
• Speech by Commissioner Rehn:Enlargement package 2009 Press conference Brussels, 14 October 2009
• Key findings of the progress reports on the candidate countries: Croatia, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Turkey
• Key findings of the progress reports on Kosovo ¹ and the potential candidates: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia

Financial assistance

Further Reading

¹ *under UN Security Council Resolution 1244/99