The Eu and the Economies of the Eastern European Enlargement

ISBN-13: 9783790820331 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 202 str.

Alberto Quadrio Curzio; Marco Fortis

Opis

The enlargement of the European Union towards the East from May 2004 has generated an increase of about 100 million inhabitants in the EU population, and has especially brought along major challenges and important opportunities both for the "new" countries and for the "old" member states. That is the main focus of this volume, which is divided into three sections. The first analyses the effects of the enlargement on the functioning of Community institutions, on the relations with the other Eastern European countries, and finally on regional and global economic dynamics; the second section analyses in detail the role of the monetary politics of the European Central Bank and the activities of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development; and the third deals with the importance of the entrepreneurial class in ensuring the success of the transition process of the Eastern European economies.

Spis treści

The EU 27 Integration and the Economic Relationships with the East. An Introductory Analysis. Cooperation, Integration and Enlargement of Europe: The Economic Goals of the Enlargement and the Challenges to the 27 EU Countries.- 'Great Europe': a Pan-European Perspective on the Future of Europe.- Trade and Foreign Direct Investment: Italy, Germany and the New Europe.- Integrating the Balkans with the European Union. The Banking European Institutions for Eastern Europe: The European Central Bank, Italy and the Integration of Eastern Europe.- The Role of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in the Transistion of Banking and Financial System. Enterprises and Economy in the Transistion Process: The Importance of Entrepreneurship for Democratic Development in Central and Eastern Europe.- East-West European Integration: Patterns of Catching-Up and Labour Market Implications.- Trade and Foreign Direct Investments: the Point of View of Central Eastern European Countries.- The European Entreprise of General Interest: a Tool for Balanced Development.