The accession story: the EU from fifteen to twenty-five countries

Introduction : Challenges and opportunities of the enlargement of the European Union / Günter Verheugen

pt. 1. The enlargement from fifteen to twenty-five : the Brussels view.

The need for enlargement and differences from previous accessions / Eneko Landaburu

The preparation of the fifth enlargement ; Organization of the process and beginning of the negotiations ; From Helsinki to Seville, July 1999-June 2002 ; The Danish presidency : conclusion of the negotiations / Poul Skytte Christoffersen

Financing the enlargement / George Vassiliou and Poul Skytte Christoffersen

The public's attitude to enlargement / George Vassiliou

pt. 2. The ten countries' story.

The accession of Cyprus to the EU / George Vassiliou

The accession of the Czech Republic to the EU / Pavel Telicka and Karel Bartak

The accession of Estonia to the EU / Alar Streimann

The accession of Hungary to the EU / Peter Gottfried and Peter Györkös

The accession of Latvia to the EU / Andris Ķesteris and Kristīne Plamše

The accession of Lithuania to the EU / Petras Auštrevičius

The accession of Malta to the EU / Richard Cachia Caruana

The accession of Poland to the EU / Jan Kułakowski and Leszek Jesień

The accession of the Slovak Republic to the EU / Ján Figelʼ and Miroslav Adamiš

The accession of Slovenia to the EU / Janez Potočnik, Fedor Černe, Emil Erjavec, and Mojmir Mrak.