Integration,Accession and Expansion - Softcover

Ray Barrell; Dawn Holland

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0954541014 ISBN 13: 9780954541019

Publisher: National Institute of Economic & Social Research, 2004

Synopsis

In May 2004, 10 countries will join the European Union. This book focuses on the 8 accession countries from Central and Eastern Europe, which spent the 15 years prior to EU membership in transition from centrally planned to market economies.

The current EU enlargement is no larger, in terms of population, than previous enlargements, but the Union itself has changed, with stronger rules and commitments on the part of its members.

This volume draws together a diverse set of issues related to the occasion, providing a context in which to analyse the impact that the expansion is likely to have on both incumbent and acceding members of the EU.

We draw on parallels to previous enlargements where appropriate, and discuss in depth the Single Market Programme, the benefits and perils of EMU membership and the Common Agricultural Policy.

We also discuss the impact that enlargement is likely to have on capital flows and migration, drawing on a growing body of existing research in these key areas. Policy recommendations are offered throughout the text.

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In May 2004, 8 countries from Central and Eastern Europe - whose political and economic experiences in the second half of the 20th century stand in stark contrast to the evolution in the European Community - will join the European Union. They will also be under an obligation to join European Monetary Union once it is considered that they are ready to do so. This expansion is no more major, in terms of population, than previous enlargements, but despite the failure to agree on a formal constitution the Union itself has changed, with stronger rules and commitments on the part of its members. Integrating the new members, most of which are at significantly lower levels of economic and political development, will not be without challenges, but these challenges have precedents and parallels with the European Union's own development........

Edition details

• Publisher: National Institute of Economic & Social Research
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0954541014
• ISBN 13: 9780954541019
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 134