Upon entry into the European Union, countries become members of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU), with a derogation from adopting the euro as their currency (that is, each country joining the EU commits to replace its national currency with the euro, but can choose when to request...

The Annual Activity Report is a management report of the Director-General of DG ENLARGEMENT to the College of Commissioners. It is the main instrument of management accountability within the Commission and constitutes the basis on which the Commission takes its responsibility for the management...

The first, comprehensive report, "EXPLAINING ENLARGEMENT" was published in March 2002, and outlines the progress made since the launch of the strategy in May 2000.