Consequences of European Union Enlargement for the Mediterranean

The main aim of the project was the identification of the effects of the EU enlargement to East European countries for Mediterranean countries (MED) and EU-MED relations. The assessment hasbeen concentrated on trade relations (competition among the two regions) and on FDI attractiveness. Both commercial and FDI flows have been analysed for the period 1989-1998.The project focussed the question of whether the next EU enlargement will sets up forces which encourage or discourage the Euro-MED evolution towards further improvements and integration.The outcome of the research are summarised into three papers.