directorate-general of the European Commission, set up in 2014/2015 to take over the responsibilities of the former Directorate-General for Enlargement, focusing mainly on strengthening the EU’s political and economic ties with its Southern and Eastern neighbourhood
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Letter code (internal use): NEAR Previous letter code: ELARG [20.10.2016]
The mission of the Directorate-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations (DG NEAR) is to take forward the EU's neighbourhood and enlargement policies, as well as coordinating relations with EEA-EFTA countries insofar as Commission policies are concerned.
