European Economic
and Social Committee
Paving the way to EU accession for the Western Balkans - Related links
EESC
- Enlargement Candidate Members (ECMs) Initiative
- EESC Statement on the European Commission's Enlargement Package
- Final Declaration of 9th Western Balkan Civil Society Forum (19-20 October 2023)
- Conclusions of the High-Level Civil Society Conference on Youth Policy in the Western Balkans – A key element for the future of the region and Europe (16 September 2022)
European Commission
- COM(2024) 146 final Pre-enlargement reforms and policy reviews (communication)
- COM(2023) 691 final New growth plan for the Western Balkans (communication) + Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing the Reform and Growth Facility for the Western Balkans
- 2023 Enlargement package (8 November 2023)
European Parliament
- Resolution on 30 years of Copenhagen criteria - giving further impetus to EU enlargement policy (13 December 2023)
- EPRS: EU-Western Balkans relations - Macroeconomic situation and EU financial support (April 2024)
- EPRS: Enlargement policy: Reforms and challenges ahead (13 December 2023)
- EPRS: Russia and the Western Balkans - Geopolitical confrontation, economic influence and political interference (April 2023)
The Council of the European Union/European Council
- Enrico Letta report: Much more than a market, Empowering the Single Market to deliver a sustainable future and prosperity for all EU Citizens (April 2024)
- European Council conclusions on Ukraine, enlargement and reforms (14 December 2023)
- EU-Western Balkans summit: Brussels declaration (13 December 2023)
- General Affairs Council conclusions on enlargement (12 December 2023)
Other sources
- EPC/CEPS: A Template for Staged Accession to the EU (October 2021); Template 2.0 for Staged Accession to the EU (August 2023)
- Berlin process: The Civil Society Forum of the Western Balkans (CSF WB) – Key recommendations; Berlin Process Summit – Chair's Conclusions (October 2023)
- RCC: Common Regional Market
- CDI: Study on the state of affairs of engagement of Civil Society Organizations in the implementation of the Economic and Investment Plan for the Western Balkans – Part I (October 2023) and Part II (December 2023)
- ESI: Offer the four freedoms to the Balkans, Ukraine, and Moldova for a merit-based EU accession process with a credible goal
- CIF WB6: New Growth Plan – Opportunities for the Western Balkans Business Sector (December 2023)
- ECFR: Catch-27: The contradictory thinking about enlargement in the EU (November 2023)
- BiEPAG: Keeping the Thessaloniki promise: How to make Enlargement work for all 20 years later? (June 2023); Through the Labyrinth of Regional Cooperation: How to Make Sense of Regional Integration in the Western Balkans (February 2023)
- Brussels Institute for geopolitics (BIG): Preparing for the next EU enlargement: Tough choices ahead (September 2023)