The Enlargement Day is the European Committee of the Regions' (CoR) flagship event on EU
enlargement policy dialogue and the exchange of best practices, first held in 2015. The CoR has a statutory role in EU enlargement policy via the Stabilisation and Association Agreements, which allow for the formation of Joint Consultative Committees (JCCs).
The purpose of this annual event is the growing realization — among the EU institutions and partner countries alike — that for a country joining the EU, it is not enough to just prepare its central government and administration. In fact, local and regional authorities will also need to be fully prepared for accession, as perhaps 70 per cent or more of EU legislation is implemented at their level.
With the granting of candidate country status to Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, EU enlargement policy is now in a particularly sharp political focus.
In 2024, the Enlargement Day addresses a central theme of reforms, Public Administration and Fiscal Decentralisation.
The 2024 Enlargement Day is organized in co-operation with the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU.
All the sessions can be watched online – click on the green button next to each agenda. No registration is needed. For in-person attendance in Brussels, you can register
here.
To find out more about the composition and the latest meetings of the CoR's statutory bodies dealing with the below enlargement countries, please check the
enlargement webpage:
- JCC Serbia
- JCC Montenegro
- JCC North Macedonia
- WG Ukraine
- WG Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*)
- WG Türkiye
* This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and in line with United Nations Security Council Resolution UNSCR 1244/1999 and the International Court of Justice Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence.