The European Commission will this week unveil its annual report on the state of further enlargement of the EU.
The report will examine progress made by places hoping to the join the 28-member bloc, including the Western Balkans (Serbia, Macedonia, Montenegro and Albania, Bosnia and Kosovo) and Turkey.
Although Croatia joined the EU in July, the whole process has been marked by a slowing down in momentum as member states concentrate on their own economic problems.
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