• To facilitate the understanding of the implications of the EU enlargement on the Europe's state of environment.
• To provide easy access to information collected in the process of development of assessments.
• To establish and maintain the discussion forums.
• To acquire user feedback and needs.

• Main priority messages
• Main environmental issues and country groupings

The assessments are looking at the whole enlarged EU with the specific focus on the new EU member states as well as candidate countries and Western Balkan countries. The objective of the work is to develop a prioritised approach for crosscutting assessment of the environmental implications of EU enlargement and implementation of this approach.

This work could be of benefit for many purposes:

• to monitor the implications of the process and assess its future consequences;
• to help identify the main opportunities and threats of the process from the point of view of impact to the environment;
• to support Community institutions in policy process and particularly in reviewing of the 6th Environmental Action Program and Sustainable Development Strategy;
• to help countries direct their own policies in a European perspective;
• to provide the communication platform for EEA to discuss with interested parties the purpose of the activity, facilitate the consultation process and give possibilities for interactive work.