CEE: Fit for the next decade in the EU

Articles and features discuss how the eight countries of Central and Eastern Europe who joined the EU on the 1 May 2004 (+ Bulgaria and Romania which joined in January 2007) have fared after ten years as EU members.

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Euro|Topics, 30.04.14: 10th anniversary of EU's eastern expansion http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/archiv_dossier/DOSSIER142690-10th-anniversary-of-EU-s-eastern-expansion

European Commission: RAPID: MEMO/14/325: 10th anniversary of the 2004 enlargement – strategic benefits, impact and the current enlargement agenda http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-14-325_en.pdf

EurActiv, 30.04.14: Ten years in the EU: Snapshots from Central Europe http://www.euractiv.com/sections/enlargement/ten-years-eu-snapshots-central-europe-301835

European Voice, April 2014: Special report: 10th anniversary of enlargement http://www.europeanvoice.com/special-report/10th-anniversary-of-enlargement/

EUObserver [Opinion], 01.05.14: How the EU's 'big bang' enlargement changed foreign policy http://euobserver.com/opinion/123983

Council of the European Union: Press Release, PRES/14/252: Herman Van Rompuy President of the European Council Remarks at the Business Forum "EU and Czech Republic, ten years together" http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/en/ec/142420.pdf

Deutsche Welle, 30.04.14: 10th anniversary of the 2004 enlargement – strategic benefits, impact and the current enlargement agenda http://dw.de/p/1BreM

EUObserver, 30.04.14: On the German-Polish border 10 years after enlargement http://euobserver.com/regions/123962

Euronews, 30.04.14: EU marks 10th anniversary of 2004 enlargement http://www.euronews.com/2014/04/30/eu-marks-10th-anniversary-of-2004-enlargement/

European Commission: RAPID: STATEMENT/14/142: Statement by President Barroso on the 10th anniversary of the reunification of Europe http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_STATEMENT-14-142_en.pdf

European Commission: RAPID: STATEMENT/14/143: 10th anniversary of 2004 enlargement http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_STATEMENT-14-143_en.pdf

European Parliament: EuroparlTV, 30.04.14: 10th anniversary of Europe's big-bang enlargement http://www.europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=1ff576ef-3b92-4c91-84eb-a31b00f5f9bc

Social Europe Journal, 05.05.14: Europe’s Underappreciated Success: 10 Years Of Post-Enlargement Convergence http://www.social-europe.eu/2014/05/enlargement-convergence/

Council of the European Union: Press Release, PRES/14/258: Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council, Remarks at the gala evening in celebration of the 10th anniversary of the integration of the Slovak Republic to the European Union http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/en/ec/142425.pdf

EBRD: Press Release, 01.05.14: EU enlargement offers a vision for Europe http://www.ebrd.com/english/pages/news/press/2014/140501.shtml

EBRD: News and Events: Our priorities: The New Europe http://www.ebrd.com/english/pages/news/features/new-europe.shtml

EBRD: Press Release, 24.03.14: Boosting regional integration in the EU-10 http://www.ebrd.com/english/pages/news/press/2014/140324.shtml

Blog: LSE EuroppBlog, 20.06.14: Diverging trends in 2004 accession states show how fragile Central-Eastern European attachment to western political models really is http://bit.ly/TbLtSy

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