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.