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Document 52018DC0450
EU Enlargement policy 2018
- Date of last review:
- 30/07/2018
- Initial creation date:
- 30/08/2018
- Summary code:
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- 16.04.00.00 Enlargement: Strategy and Reports
- EUROVOC descriptor:
- Directory code:
- Summarised document(s):
- Author:
- Publications Office of the European Union
- Responsible entity(ies):
- Directorate-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations
EU Enlargement policy 2018
SUMMARY OF:
Communication (COM(2018) 450 final) — EU Enlargement policy 2018
WHAT IS THE AIM OF THIS COMMUNICATION?
It assesses the progress made in implementing the 2015 enlargement strategy, draws conclusions and makes recommendations for specific countries and on certain issues.
KEY POINTS
- Each year, the European Commission adopts its ‘enlargement package’ — a set of documents explaining its policy on EU enlargement.
- The 2018 package includes a communication assessing the implementation of the 2015 multiannual strategy and takes stock of the situation in the candidate countries and potential candidates.
- The assessment focuses:
- rule of law
- fundamental rights
- migration
- democratic institutions
- economy
- regional cooperation.
- The strategy paper is accompanied by detailed reports about each of the candidate countries and potential candidates, as well as assessments of their respective economic reform programmes:
BACKGROUND
For more information, see:
- European Neighbourhood policy and enlargement negotiations (European Commission).
MAIN DOCUMENTS
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions — 2018 Communication on EU Enlargement Policy — (COM(2018) 450 final, )
Consolidated version of the Treaty on European Union — Title VI — Final provisions — Article 49 (ex Article 49 TEU) (OJ C 202, , p. 43)
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