Explainer: What Is The European Commission's Annual Enlargement Package About?

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"We've adopted our 2023 Enlargement Package recommending to open negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova, to grant candidate status to Georgia, and to open accession negotiations with Bosnia-Herzegovina, once the necessary degree of compliance is achieved," the European Commission said in its statement on November 8. RFE/RL Europe editor Rikard Jozwiak explains what the commission's recommendations mean for Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, and Bosnia-Herzegovina.