Issues

Economic growth

The four fact sheets on economic growth provide a background to the present situation and to the impact of enlargement on the EU economy. It also looks at funding through the Structural Funds for the current period, ending 2006.

• Trends in Economic Growth [Word DOC 44Kb]
• Economic Growth and the Euro [Word DOC 42Kb]
• The uneven impact of enlargement [Word DOC 33Kb]
• The future of Structural Funds [Word DOC 63Kb]
  

Economic impact of enlargement- National views

Below you will find the analysis made by SME representative associations in the different Member States on the economic impact of Enlargement in the national SME and crafts sector.

Austria

• The impact of enlargement on SMEs in Austria [English- Word DOC 32Kb]
• The effect of enlargement in the Mühlviertel region [German-Word DOC 112Kb]
• Press article WKO [German-Word DOC 31Kb]
• http://wko.at/eu-erweiterung [Website dedicated to enargement and its effect on Austrian SMEs]

Italy

• Economic impact of Enlargement [Italian-Word DOC 39Kb]
• Macro-economic analysis [Italian-Word DOC 57Kb]

Sweden

• Enlargement and employment in Sweden [Swedish-Word DOC 22Kb]
• Economic impact [Swedish-Word DOC 22Kb]
• Press articles [Swedish-PDF 1903Kb]