THE EU AND THE ECONOMIES OF THE EASTERN EUROPEAN ENLARGEMENT
Edited by: Alberto Quadrio Curzio and Marco Fortis
Springer-Verlag - 2008

The  enlargement of   the European Union towards the East from May 2004 has generated an increase of about 100 milion inhabitants in the Eu popolution, 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.

 CONTENTS

The EU-27 Integration and Economic Relationships with the East: An Introductory Analysis

Alberto Quadrio Curzio and Marco Fortis

Part I Cooperation, Integration and Enlargement of Europe

The Economic Goals of the Enlargement and the Challenges to the 27 EU Countries, Paolo Guerrieri

“Great Europe”: A Pan-European Perspective on the Future of Europe, Paolo Garonna and Yan He

Trade and Foreign Direct Investment: Italy, Germany and The New Europe, Giorgia Giovannetti and Francesca Luchetti

Integrating the Balkans with the European Union, Milica Uvalic

Part II European Banking Institutions and Eastern Europe

The European Central Bank, Italy and the Integration of Eastern Europe, Gertrude Tumpel-Gugerell

The Role of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in the Transition of the Banking and Financial Systems, Fabrizio Saccomanni

Part III Enterprises and Economy in the Transition Process

The importance of Entrepreneurship for Democratic Development in Central and Eastern Europe, Oliver Pfirrmann

East-West European Integration: Patterns of Catching-up and Labour Market Implications, Michael Landesmann

The European Enterprise of General Interest: a Tool for Balanced Development, Dario Velo