Naslov
Corporate Readiness for Enlargement in Central Europe

Autori
Fröhlich, Zlatan

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
Zbornik radova sa 43. Kongresa European Regional Science Association, Peripheries, Centres and Spatial Development in the New Europe / Hannu Tervo - Jyvaskyla : The School of Business and Economics, University of Jyväskylä, 2003

Skup
43. Congress of European Regional Science Association

Mjesto i datum
Jyväskylä, Finska, 27.08.2003. - 30.08.2003

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Enlargement

Sažetak
Enlarging the Union is one of the most important challenges for Europe in this new millennium. Its impact stretches the simple extension of the Single Market, but calls for a revision of all European Union policies, procedures and beyond organisation. It is imperative therefore to involve governments, civil society and business community in this process, to ensure that enlargement is well understood and accepted by all. The survey Corporate Readiness for Enlargement in Central Europe, organised with support of the EU Phare programme, is a vital instrument in this strategy. This survey organised by Eurochambres and SBRA in the 10 Candidate Countries of Central Europe plus Croatia (which applied for the candidate status in February 2003) is conducted among more then 2500 companies in the region. The survey illustrates what enterprises in the Central European Candidate Countries really think about the enlargement, how they assess and anticipate its consequences, and how they prepare for it. The companies responded to 21 questions in the following 3 areas: ‘information on and compliance with the Acquis‘, ‘corporate strategies and attitude to Accession’ and ‘the Accession process and lobbying in Brussels’. Percentages of answers given by respondents to most questions were relatively high, which demonstrates a growing interest and awareness of the corporate sector in Candidate Countries in EU matters, and its commitment to early accession. In this paper will be given an overview of survey and discuss main results which are revealing in many ways and call for action: action by governments and by the enterprises themselves.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Ekonomija

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