Transmission of FRIDAY 10 JUNE 2005 at 20:30 CET Europe by Satellite

Special interview with Gergana Noutcheva, Balkan Analyst in the Centre for European Policy Studies (Brussels)

On the new challenges for Balkan accession after the EU constitutional crisis.

00.01 How the uncertain political climate in the EU affects the enlargement process, Balkan states particularly vulnerable
00.40 What Balkan states could expect from the next EU summit (16-17 June) ; important summit since EU leaders haven’t spoken yet on the possible consequences of the crisis on the enlargement process
01.38 EU leaders are not against enlargement but some EU populations send this kind of message ; EU will stick to the Thessaloniki agenda
02.31 Balkan states are not paying the bill for the fact that EU citizens were not consulted on the previous big enlargement, but the timing is unfavourable for Balkan countries
03.21 Is further enlargement possible without reform of institutions ?
04.18 No direct link between Constitution and enlargement, but the indirect one is uncertainty
05.52 Enlargement blues or fatigue – reality or not ?
07.44 On the fact that the EU will tighten its conditions for membership
08.39 On Bulgaria and Romania
09.36 On Montenegro – is the planned independence referendum a wise step in the new crisis conditions in the EU
10.41 On the EU in crisis and its implications for the status talks for Kosovo
12.13 On the image of the EU on the international scene

Cutaways Gergana Noutcheva in her office in Brussels

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