EU Accession and the Catching Up of the Central and East European Countries

Arjan Lejour and Richard Nahuis

Chapter 7 in The Past, Present and Future of the European Union, 2004, pp 137-158 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract This chapter explores the consequences of the enlargement of the European Union (EU) with the Central and Eastern European Countries (CEECs). We examine the consequences of the CEECs’ entitlement for Structural Funds support and the impact of economic integration as such. We are interested in the question whether EU accession helps these countries to catch up to EU income levels. On average, income per capita in purchasing power terms is hardly a third of that in the EU. In the 1990s this gap has not been reduced. The question is whether the accession to the EU could be a help in closing this gap.

Keywords: European Union; Internal Market; Custom Union; Structural Fund; Import Tariff (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2004
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230522862_7

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