The EU and the Economies of the Eastern European Enlargement

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. Cover......Page 1 The EU and the Economies of the Eastern European Enlargement......Page 2 ISBN: 978-3-7908-2033-1......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 The EU-27 Integration and Economic Relationships with the East: An Introductory Analysis......Page 7 The Economic Goals of the Enlargement and the Challenges to the 27 EU Countries1......Page 32 “Great Europe”: A Pan-European Perspective on the Future of Europe......Page 45 Trade and Foreign Direct Investment: Italy, Germany, and the New Europe......Page 75 Integrating the Balkans with the European Union......Page 87 The European Central Bank, Italy, and the Integration of Eastern Europe......Page 97 The Role of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in the Transition of the Banking and Financial Systems......Page 114 The Importance of Entrepreneurship for Democratic Development in Central and Eastern Europe......Page 123 East–West European Integration: Patterns of Catching-Up and Labour Market Implications......Page 145 Trade and Foreign Direct Investments: The Point of View of Central Eastern European Countries......Page 162 The European Enterprise of General Interest: A Tool for Balanced Development......Page 180 List of Authors......Page 194 Analyses the effects of the enlargement of the European Union towards the East on the functioning of Community institutions, on the relations with the other Eastern European countries, and on regional and global economic dynamics