The role of social partners and civil society in applicant countries – supporting the transition to European values on democracy, human rights, labour rights and the rule of law in view of enlargement - Related links

European Commission:

• 2024 Communication on EU Enlargement Policy 

• Enlargement reports 2024

• 2024 Rule of law report - Communication and country chapters

• Civil Society in candidate countries (see also: DG NEAR Guidelines for EU Support to Civil Society in the Enlargement Region 2021-2027 - European Commission and IPA III programming framework 2021-2027)

EEAS:

• EU Enlargement | EEAS 

EU Council:

•  Council Conclusions on Enlargement, 17 December 2024  

EESC statements:

For statements of the relevant bodies, please consult their respective pages (under Documents):

• The Eastern Neighbours Follow-up Committee

• The EU-Armenia Civil Society Platform

• The EU-Montenegro Joint Consultative Committee

• The EU-Moldova Domestic Advisory Group

• The EU-Moldova Civil Society Platform

• The EU-Georgia Domestic Advisory Group

• The EU-Georgia Civil Society Platform

• The EU-Ukraine Domestic Advisory Group

• The EU-Ukraine Civil Society Platform

• The EU-Türkiye Joint Consultative Committee

• The EU-Serbia Joint Consultative Committee

• The EU-North Macedonia Joint Consultative Committee

• The Western Balkans Follow-up Committee 

European Parliament:

• Resolution of 29 February 2024 on deepening EU integration in view of future enlargement 
• EPRS Study, January 2025: Parliaments in the EU enlargement process: Strengthening capacities of accession country parliaments under the evolving enlargement methodology
• Under preparation: EP reports on the 2023 and 2024 Commission reports on candidate countries 

Other useful documents and links:

• Balkan Civil Society Development Network: Monitoring Matrix on Enabling Environment for Civil Society Development (CSDev)
• BCSDN Policy Brief, February 2025: Why Civic Space Must Be an EU Accession Priority