1 Introduction

2 The last enlargement round

2.1 Implications of the 2004 Enlargement on the new and old Member States

2.1.1 Stability and security

2.1.2 Economy

2.1.3 Unemployment and Migration

2.1.4 Environmental Protection

2.2 Implications of enlargement on the EU

3 Feasibility of Further Enlargement

3.1 Bulgaria and Romania

3.2 Turkey

3.2.1 Negotiating Framework

3.2.2 Status quo in Turkey

3.2.3 Conclusions on Turkey

3.3 Croatia

3.4 Macedonia

3.5 Potential Candidate Countries: Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia-Montenegro

4 Institutional Feasibility: Can the EU-Institutions Cope With Further Enlargement?

4.1 Legal framework and the institutional feasibility of further enlargements (Michael Roetting)

4.1.1 European Parliament

4.1.2 Council of Ministers

4.1.3 European Commission

4.2 Conclusion

5 Financial Feasibility: Can We Afford Further Enlargement?

6 Societal acceptance and further enlargement

7 Conclusions

7.1 Conclusions from the 2004 enlargement round

7.2 Conclusions from the current state of the debate

7.3 Conclusions on institutional and financial feasibility

8 Recommendations for the road ahead