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Complete picture about the development of the relations between the EU and the countries of the Western Balkans within the framework of the EU Enlargement Policy

Since 1991 the European Union has committed, through various assistance programmes, € 6.8 billion to the Western Balkans. In 2000 aid to the region was streamlined through a new programme called CARDS (Community Assistance for Reconstruction, Developmen

The Stabilisation and Association Process (SAP) is the EU's policy framework for the Western Balkan countries. The article explains it's aims and it's main instruments

The portal of the European Commission to all informations concerning the enlargement process (EU enlargement policy, candidate countries etc.)

07.08.2006: Stocktaking enlargement discussion. Background; issues; positions; latest and next steps; links to relevant documents.

Published in May 2006, this book analyses the institutional and legal adjustments by post-communist countries in Eastern and Central Europe in order to prepare for membership in EU and/or NATO.

An excellent source for all interested in EU-Moldova-relations, EU-Neighbourhood Policy, Russia/CIS, South Caucasus, Southeast Europe and the Transnistria conflict

17.06.2006. The Council of Ministers on 17 July agreed to get a new Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) underway. The financial tool will replace the five existing pre-accession assistance instruments (PHARE, ISPA, SAPARD, Turkey pre-accession i

The expansion of NATO and the enlargement of the EU will produce outside states in which perceptions and policies will be influenced by feelings of exclusion and isolation. Building on an earlier article published in International Affairs (January 2000) o

An excellent introduction to the most important aspects of European Union Governance especially from a normative perspective. Comprises moreover many links to documents and papers, which have played a decisive role in the discussions about Good Governanc

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Moldova: Background information concerning the relations between the Republic of Moldova and the European Union

Moldova: Country Strategy Paper 2004-2006 & National Indicative Programme 2005-2006

Contents: Overview, Country Strategy Paper; Partnership & Co-operation Agreements; Tacis.

The aims of the pre-accession strategy cannot be achieved without recourse to the instruments of support and financial aid. This Website describes 4 of them: Phare, SAPARD, ISPA, IPA

The EIDHR is a European Union programme that aims to promote and support human rights and democracy in third countries. Information on our activities and actions a

The service aims to provide a trusted source of selected, high quality Internet information for researchers and practitioners dealing with EU enlargement. It is part of the UK Resource Discovery Network.

An excellent News-Portal, which allows monitoring EU-news either by politics-section, institution or country. Moreover it includes sections about the countries of the Western Balkans with in-depth information about important internal developments with imp

The Network of Excellence CONNEX ("connecting Excellence on European Governance") is dedicated to the analysis of "Efficient and Democratic Multilevel Governance in Europe". It will enhance the knowledge essential to the future of Europe based on independ

The Living Reviews in European Governance is a joint enterprise by CONNEX and NEWGOV. CONNEX is dedicated to the analysis of efficient and democratic multilevel governance in Europe. NEWGOV's aim is to examine the transformation of governance in and beyon

Contents [hide] * 1 Enlargement of 1973 * 2 Single European Act * 3 Maastricht Treaty * 4 Enlargement of 1995 * 5 Treaty of Amsterdam * 6 Treaty of Nice * 7 Enlargement of 2004 * 8 European Constitution