Latest NEWS- European Commission MEMO - Brussels, 16 October 2013 The European Commission recommends granting EU candidate status to Albania EU enlargement: priorities for 2014 In a set of annual reports adopted today, the European Commission recommends granting EU candidate status to Albania and, for the fifth time in a row, the opening of accession negotiations with the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. The Commission also assesses the progress towards EU accession made elsewhere in the Western Balkans and in Turkey over the past year. Given the Icelandic governments decision to put accession negotiations on hold, a simplified report on Iceland takes stock of the current state of its alignment with the EU. Presenting the annual Enlargement Package, Commissioner Štefan Füle said: Enlargement is a process in the making and despite the economic crisis it is a good policy – it constitutes part of the solution. Enlargement continues to be one of the most effective EU policies. By addressing fundamentals first - such as the fight against corruption, sound economic governance, freedom of expression and media, human rights and protection of minorities - it strengthens political and economic stability in the aspiring countries and the EU as a whole. europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-13-888_en.htm
Posted on: Wed, 16 Oct 2013 10:41:13 +0000
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