Enlargement Strategy and Progress Reports 2010

On 9 November 2010 the European Commission adopted its annual strategy on EU enlargement. The communication highlights the progress the Western Balkans, Iceland and Turkey made towards European integration during the past year and spells out the main challenges facing them in the months and years to come.

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PressEurop, 10.11.10: EU grows weary of enlargement http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/383841-eu-grows-weary-enlargement

EUObserver, 10.11.10: Turkey hits back after EU enlargement report http://euobserver.com/9/31242

European Commission: Memo/10/544: Statement by Commissioner Fule on reconcilliation initiative Croatia-Serbia http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/10/544&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

EurActiv, 10.11.10: Commission seeks public support for further enlargement http://www.euractiv.com/enlargement/commission-seeks-public-support-news-499594

Deutsche Welle, 10.11.10: Opinion: A guilty conscience is no basis for membership http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,6209594,00.html

France24, 9.11.10: EU points out Turkey's flaws in annual report on bloc 'hopefuls' http://www.france24.com/en/20101109-eu-points-out-turkey-flaws-annual-report-bloc-hopefuls

ESO: Background information: Orientation Debate on Enlargement http://www.europeansources.info/record/memo-orientation-debate-on-enlargement/

BBC News, 9.11.10: EU gives boost to Montenegro membership bid http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11719678

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