Commissioner Várhelyi presents 2022’s Enlargement package to MEPs on Wednesday
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10. Oktober 2022 In Aktuell, EN

Commissioner Várhelyi presents 2022’s Enlargement package to MEPs on Wednesday

The reports will assess the state of play of the accession process and EU-related reforms in seven countries wishing to join the EU.

The set of documents Commissioner Várhelyi is set to present to MEPs will examine EU-related reforms undertaken and challenges remaining in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Turkey. The Commission will assess the work of two new candidate countries, Ukraine and Moldova, and potential candidate Georgia, at a later stage.

Members of the Committee on Foreign Affairs will quiz Oliver Várhelyi, European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement, on the future trajectory of enlargement policy in a challenging geopolitical context, as well as the impact of pre-accession funding, the state of play of the rule of law in these countries, and other questions around fundamental reforms.

When: Wednesday, 12 October, from 13.15 to 14.15.

Where: European Parliament in Brussels, Room: Paul-Henri Spaak (3C050)


You can follow the discussion live

Background

Each year the Commission adopts its “Enlargement package”, a set of documents explaining the Commission’s policy on EU enlargement, including a Communication on enlargement that sets out the way forward and takes stock of the situation in the candidate countries and potential candidates. The package also includes reports in which the Commission presents its detailed annual assessment of the state of play in each enlargement country.

Last July the EU held the first intergovernmental conferences with North Macedonia and Albania, formally starting their accession negotiations. Montenegro and Serbia have started the negotiating process in 2012 and 2014 respectively, while talks with Turkey have been frozen. Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo are potential candidates. EU leaders granted candidate status to Ukraine and Moldova on 23 June 2022, setting additional requirements for Georgia to be able to receive the same status.

Source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20221010IPR42646/commissioner-varhelyi-presents-2022-s-enlargement-package-to-meps-on-wednesday