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Summaries of EU Legislation

Enlargement strategy 2015

SUMMARY OF:

Communication (COM(2015) 611 final): EU Enlargement Strategy

WHAT DOES THIS COMMUNICATION DO?

Each year the European Commission adopts its ‘Enlargement package’ — a set of documents explaining its policy on EU enlargement.

This package includes the Enlargement Strategy Paper which sets out the way forward and takes stock of the progress made by each candidate country and each potential candidate country. The strategy paper is accompanied by detailed reports about each of the countries.

KEY POINTS

In addition to the overall strategy, the package contains the following reports discussing the progress of each candidate and potential candidate country over the previous year, as well as setting out guidelines on reform priorities:

* This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244/99 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence.

BACKGROUND

ACT

Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: EU Enlargement Strategy (COM(2015) 611 final of 10.11.2015)

RELATED ACTS

Commission Staff Working Document — Montenegro Report 2015 Accompanying the document Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: EU Enlargement Strategy (SWD(2015) 210 final of 10.11.2015)

Commission Staff Working Document — Serbia Report 2015 Accompanying the document Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: EU Enlargement Strategy (SWD(2015) 211 final of 10.11.2015)

Commission Staff Working Document — The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Report 2015 accompanying the document Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: EU Enlargement Strategy (SWD(2015) 212 final of 10.11.2015)

Commission Staff Working Document — Albania Report 2015 Accompanying the document Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: EU Enlargement Strategy (SWD(2015) 213 final of 10.11.2015)

Commission Staff Working Document — Bosnia and Herzegovina Report 2015 Accompanying the document Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: EU Enlargement Strategy (SWD(2015) 214 final of 10.11.2015)

Commission Staff Working Document — Kosovo* Report 2015 Accompanying the document Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: EU Enlargement Strategy (SWD(2015) 215 final of 10.11.2015)

Commission Staff Working Document — Turkey Report 2015 Accompanying the document Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: EU Enlargement Strategy (SWD(2015) 216 final of 10.11.2015)

last update 19.07.2016

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