Hot Topics: EU Enlargement

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• Turkey

• Schengen Area

• Basic Websites

• Schengen Area:

  • Enlargement Completed March 30, 2008

  • Schengen Area Enlargement; Details (12/20/07)

  • Schengen overview

  • EU Freedom, Justice & Security Directorate General website

  • EU Council website

• EU Council on Enlargement (12/10/07)

• 10 EU Pre-Accession Aid Programs to Croatia, Turkey & former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (fYROM) (11/29/07)

• EU Consensus & Progress: Annual Enlargement Strategy Paper; Key Progress Findings on Croatia, fYROM & Turkey; Kosovo, Albania, Bosnia, Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia (11/6/07)

• Future EU Enlargement (9/25/07)

• Economic Importance of Enlargement (6/30/07)

• Economic Programs of Candidate Countries (6/07)

• Multiannual Financial Assistance Planning for Candidate & Potential Candidate Countries (6/20/07)

• Enlargement Update (5/7/07)

• Impact of 2004 EU Enlargement

• Multilingualism: Capitalizing on Enlargement (3/9/07)

• EU Focus: Enlargement of the European Union: Ensuring Peace, Prosperity, and Stability in Europe (3/07)

• Factsheet on Changes in EU as of January 1, 2007

• EU Welcomes Central European Free Trade Agreement; More (12/19/06)

• EU Enlargement Overview (12/13/06)

• Enlargement Package (11/22/06)

• EU Enlargement Strategy Q&A; Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) FAQs; EU Enlargement Commissioner Rehn (11/8/06)

• "Europe's Next Frontiers," EU Enlargement Commissioner Rehn (10/31/06)

• Euro Area Enlargement Prospects (10/2/06)

• November, 2005: Overall Strategy; Package; Candidates: Bulgaria; Romania; FYROM (Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia); Croatia & Turkey; More; Western Balkan States; Albania

• TURKEY:

  • EU Boosts Energy Cooperation with Turkey (5/5/08)

  • European Commission President Barroso on EU/Turkey Relations at Bilgi University, Turkey (4/11/08)

  • European Commission President Barroso to Turkish Grand National Assembly (4/10/08)

  • Turkish Constitutional Reform (3/3/08)

  • 10 EU Pre-Accession Aid Programs to Croatia, Turkey & former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (fYROM) (11/29/07)

  • Key Progress on Croatia, FYROM & Turkey (11/6/07)

  • Turkey's Reforms (10/24/07)

  • European Commission President Barroso Congratulates Newly-Elected Turkish President Gul; EU Foreign Policy Chief Solana (8/29/07)

  • EU Foreign Policy Chief Solana Congratulates Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan on Reelection (7/23/07)

  • Accession Meeting (6/26/07)

  • EU/Turkey & Energy Policy; Details; Speech; More (6/5/07)

  • EU Council on Turkish Cypriot Community Progress (1/22/07)

  • Women's Rights (12/20/06)

  • EU on Cyprus (12/12/06)

  • EU General Affairs Council Conclusions (12/11/06)

  • EU/Turkish Civil Society Dialogue (12/7/06)

  • European Commission's Recommendations on Turkey's Accession (11/29/06)

  • Turkey's EU Accession Process (11/27/06)

  • Turkey: Key Findings (11/8/06)

  • Renewed Consensus on Enlargement (11/8/06)

  • EU Enlargement Commissioner Rehn (10/3/06)

  • European Parliament on Turkey's Accession (9/27/06)

  • "Reforms in Turkey" EU Enlargement Commissioner Rehn (9/26/06)

  • European Parliament Note on Turkey (9/25/06

  • European Parliament's Committee Foreign Affairs Report (9/13/06)

  • Turkey's Membership

• BALKANS:

  • Western Balkans: EU Communication (3/11/08); EU Council (3/10/08)

  • Western Balkans: Communication Text; Transport; Financial Assistance; Visa-Free Travel; Scholarships; Regional Cooperation; Civil Society Support; Emergencies Cooperation (3/5/08)

  • EU Council on Western Balkans (1/28/08)

  • EU Council on Western Balkans (12/10/07)

  • 10 EU Pre-Accession Aid Programs to Croatia, Turkey & former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (fYROM) (11/29/07)

  • EU Foreign Policy Chief Solana Met with Albanian President Topi (11/21/07)

  • EU Council Conclusions on Western Balkans (11/19/07)

  • Key Progress on Croatia, fYROM & Turkey; Key Progress in Kosovo, Albania, Bosnia, Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia (11/6/07)

  • EU Insight: The European Union: Doing Its Part in the Western Balkans

  • EU Council on Montenegro & Western Balkans (10/16/07)

  • EU on Bosnia & Herzegovina Meeting (9/27/07)

  • EU Foreign Policy Chief Solana Conferred with EU Bosnia & Herzegovina Special Representative Lajčak (9/10/07)

  • EU Enlargement Commissioner Rehn Regrets Latest Bosnia/Herzegovina Police Reform Developments (8/31/07)

  • EU Council on Balkans (6/18/07)

  • Zagreb Summit: EU/SE Europe Relations; Details (5/8/07); European Commission President Barroso's Speech (5/11/07)

  • EU/Western Balkans Relations (2/13/07)

  • Orhid Agreement (2/8/07)

  • EU Council on Western Balkans (1/22/07)

  • Western Balkans in Financial Transition (1/18/07)

  • EU on Western Balkans (1/16/07)

  • Western Balkan Scientific Center to Prepare for EU Legislation (12/15/06)

  • Kosovo & Potential Candidate Countries Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia Key Findings; Croatia, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; More (11/8/06)

  • EU Suspends Talks with Serbia; Montenegro; Serbia (5/3/06)

• CROATIA:

  • EU/Croatia Accession Agreement (2/12/08)

  • 10 EU Pre-Accession Aid Programs to Croatia, Turkey & former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (fYROM) (11/29/07)

  • Key Progress on Croatia, fYROM & Turkey (11/6/07)

  • Croatia Accession Meeting (10/12/07)

  • Croatia Accession Meeting (6/26/07)

  • Croatia's Path to EU (6/5/07)

  • Croatia's Accession (12/1/06)

  • Croatian Judicial Reform (11/30/06)

  • Croatia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (11/8/06)

• KOSOVO:

  • EU Foreign Policy Chief Solana on Kosovo Violence (3/17/08)

  • EU Foreign Policy Chief Solana Urges Calm Following Belgrade Violence (2/22/08)

  • Serbia's Foreign Minister on Kosovo Independence (2/20/08)

  • EU Foreign Policy Chief Solana/Kosovo PM Thaci Press Conference; Solana with Thaci & Kosovo President Sejdiu (2/20/08)

  • EU Council on Kosovo; EU Foreign Policy Chief Solana; EU/Kosovo Factsheet (2/18/08)

  • EU Foreign Policy Chief Solana on Kosovo (2/17/08)

  • EU Rule of Law Mission Launched (2/16/08)

  • EU Foreign Policy Chief Solana/Kosovo Prime Minister Thaci Confer (1/24/08)

  • Baden Conference Troika Press Conference (11/28/07)

  • EU Troika Statement on Kosovo (11/20/07)

  • Statement by EU Foreign Policy Chief Solana on Kosovo Elections (11/18/07)

  • Key Progress in Kosovo, Albania, Bosnia, Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia (11/6/07)

  • EU Troika on Kosovo's Future (11/5/07)

  • EU Troika on Kosovo's Future (10/22/07)

  • EU Troika Statement on Kosovo (10/14/07)

  • EU on Kosovo, Serbia Meeting (9/28/07)

  • EU on Kosovo Meeting (9/27/07)

  • EU Foreign Policy Chief Solana on Meetings on Kosovo's Future (9/6/07)

  • EU Foreign Policy Chief Solana Works on Kosovo's Future (7/30/07); EU Representative Appointed (7/29/07)

  • EU Foreign Policy Chief Solana on Kosovo (7/17/07)

  • EU Enlargement Commissioner Rehn on Kosovo; EU Foreign Policy Chief Solana Met with Kosovo's President & Prime Minister (7/11/07)

  • EU Foreign Policy Chief Solana on Kosovo (6/8/07)

  • EU on Kosovo's Future (3/29/07)

  • EU on Serbia & Kosovo (2/12/07)

  • Kosovo: EU on UN Kosovo Proposals; Background (2/2/07)

  • Key Enlargement Findings (11/8/06)

  • EU Enlargement Directorate General on Kosovo

  • EU Kosovo Planning Team

  • EU Council Website on EU/Kosovo Relations

  • European Commission Liaison Office in Kosovo

• SERBIA:

  • EU Stabilization & Association Agreement Signed: EU Foreign Policy Chief Solana (4/29/08)

  • EU Foreign Policy Chief Solana Urges Calm Following Belgrade Violence (2/22/08)

  • Serbia's Foreign Minister on Kosovo Independence (2/20/08)

  • European Commission President Barroso Congratulates Serbian President Tadić on Re-Election; EU Foreign Policy Chief Solana (2/4/08)

  • EU Foreign Policy Chief Solana Praises Serbian Presidential Elections 1st Round (1/21/08)

  • EU/Serbia Relations (11/19/07)

  • Stabilization Association Agreement Signed with Serbia (11/9/07)

  • Key Progress in Kosovo, Albania, Bosnia, Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia (11/6/07)

  • Serbia's Progress (10/24/07)

  • EU on Kosovo, Serbia Meeting (9/28/07)

  • EU/Serbia Stabilization & Association Agreement Negotiations Resume; FAQs (6/15/07)

  • EU Resumes Stabilization & Association Agreement Negotiations with Serbia (6/1/07)

  • EU on Serbia & Kosovo (2/12/07)

  • Key Enlargement Findings (11/8/06)

  • EU Suspends Talks with Serbia; Montenegro; Serbia (5/3/06)

Basic Websites:

• EU Enlargement Directorate General; Impact of 2004 EU Enlargement 

• EU Regional Policy Directorate General: Instrument for Structural Policies for Pre-Accession (ISPA)

• Council of the EU

• European Parliament; Committee on Foreign Affairs