Economic governance has become one of the three key aspects of the EU enlargement process over recent years, mirroring moves in the EU to strengthen economic policy coordination and multilateral surveillance under the European Semester. In its 2013 and 2014 enlargement strategies the Commission...

In September 2015 the Commission once again invited enlargement countries to submit their ERPs by 31 January 2016. This paper brings together into a single document the Commission staff's assessment of the ERPs for 2016-2018 submitted by Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the former Yugoslav...

The main purpose of this publication is to give an overview of recent macroeconomic and structural developments for the countries of the Western Balkan region by providing : a broad overview of macroeconomic trends in the region and EU relations; a section on fiscal consolidation in the Western...

The Media Pluralism Monitor (MPM) is a research tool that is designed to identify potential risks to media pluralism in the Member States of the European Union and in Candidate Countries. This narrative report has been produced on the basis of the implementation of the MPM that was carried out...

The Media Pluralism Monitor (MPM) is a research tool designed to identify potential risks to media pluralism in the Member States of the European Union and in candidate countries. This narrative report has been produced on the basis of the implementation of the MPM carried out in 2021. The...

The 2018 North Macedonia SCD evaluated the country's economic development and recognized its impressive progress in reducing poverty and advancing shared prosperity. Between 2002 and 2018, income per capita doubled, and the country rose from lower-middle-income to upper-middle-income status. In...

In October 2014 the Commission invited all enlargement countries to enhance economic policy and its governance through the preparation of annual Economic Reform Programmes (ERPs). These programmes comprise two parts. Part I consists of an enhanced version of the previous Pre-Accession Economic...

The Analytical Country Reports analyse and assess in a structured manner the evolution of the national policy research and innovation in the perspective of the wider EU strategy and goals, with a particular focus on the performance of the national research and innovation (R&I) system, their...