Enlargement 2004 and 2007

Outline of the Community (European Union) legislation about Enlargement 2004 and 2007

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Enlargement 2004 and 2007

The fifth enlargement is historic and unprecedented in the history of the European Union. The ten Central and Eastern European countries, together with Cyprus and Malta, joined the EU in two successive waves in 2004 and 2007. In this context, the EU paved the way for the current enlargement process by establishing suitable instruments to be able to respond not only to the needs of the candidate countries, but also to the specific needs of the EU to receive them.

• Bulgaria – adoption of the community acquis
• Romania – adoption of the community acquis
• Cyprus – adoption of the community acquis
• Estonia – adoption of the community acquis
• Hungary – adoption of the community acquis
• Latvia – adoption of the community acquis
• Lithuania – adoption of the community acquis
• Malta – adoption of the community acquis
• Poland – adoption of the community acquis
• Czech republic – adoption of the community acquis
• Slovakia – adoption of the community acquis
• Slovenia – adoption of the community acquis
• Partnership for the accession of Cyprus
• Partnership for the accession of Estonia
• Partnership for the accession of Hungary
• Partnership for the accession of Latvia
• Partnership for the accession of Lithuania
• Partnership for the accession of Malta
• Partnership for the accession of Poland
• Partnership for the accession of the Czech Republic
• Partnership for the accession of Slovakia
• Partnership for the accession of Slovenia

HISTORY OF EASTERN ENLARGEMENT

General Provisions

• The 2004 enlargement: the challenge of a 25-member EU
• Enlargement, two years after – an economic success
• The communication strategy on enlargement
• Participation of the Central and Eastern European candidate countries in Community programmes
• The challenge of enlargement
• Agenda 2000: for a stronger and wider Union

Sectoral approach

• Enlargement of the euro area after 1 May 2004
• Joint assessments of employment policies in the candidate countries
• Community response to the flooding in central Europe
• Strengthening administrative and judicial capacity
• Nuclear safety in the Newly Independent States and Central and Eastern Europe
• Accession strategies for the environment
• Community action for regions bordering the candidate countries

PRE-ACCESSION INSTRUMENTS 2000-2006

• Phare Programme
• Pre-accession agricultural instrument (SAPARD)
• Instrument for structural policy for pre-accession
• Cross-border cooperation programme
• Coordination instrument

ENLARGEMENT 2007

• Roadmaps for Bulgaria and Romania

Bulgaria

• Partnership for the accession of Bulgaria

Romania

• The Accession Partnership with Romania

ENLARGEMENT 2004

Cyprus

• Partnership for the accession of Cyprus

Estonia

• Partnership for the accession of Estonia

Hungary

• Partnership for the accession of Hungary

Latvia

• Partnership for the accession of Latvia

Lithuania

• Partnership for the accession of Lithuania

Malta

• Partnership for the accession of Malta

Poland

• Partnership for the accession of Poland

Czech Republic

• Partnership for the accession of the Czech Republic

Slovakia

• Partnership for the accession of Slovakia

Slovenia

• Partnership for the accession of Slovenia