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| Case Code: CLIBE007 |
| Case Length: 2 pages |
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| Pub Date: 2005 |
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| Subject :Business Environment |
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Expansion of European Union* |
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| The caselet highlights the expansion of the European Union (EU). It describes the growing concern among member countries about new countries joining the EU and takes a look at the apprehensions of the central European countries over issues like social values and sovereignty. |
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- Apprehensions of the member countries over new countries joining the EU.
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- How did the central European countries go about stimulating growth.
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- Growing concern over the deterioration of relations between central and western European countries.
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On May 1, 2004, eight central European countries - Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovenia, Slovakia, Estonia, Latvia, Hungary, and Lithuania along with the Mediterranean islands of Cyprus and Malta joined the European Union (EU).
People in all the central European countries voted in favor of joining the EU in referendums held in their respective countries. This raised concerns among the people in the western European countries like Germany and Austria.
They feared that jobs in their countries would be outsourced to countries like Poland...
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1. Why are Germany and Austria apprehensive about countries from central Europe joining the European Union?
2. How can the central European countries benefit by joining the European Union?
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European Union (EU), Schengen system, VAT, corporate tax rate
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