Expected Effects of the EU Accession on the Visegrád Countries

ICEG European Center and the Hungarian-American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM) (www.amcham.hu) organized a joint conference on

Expected Effects of the EU Accession on the Visegrád Countries: Analysis of the Sector-Specific Effects of the EU Accession on the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary and Slovakia

The Conference took place on March 20-21, in Hilton Hotel WestEnd. The conference assessed the likely effects the EU accession on the four Visegrád countries with a special focus at the impact on machinery, chemical, pharmaceutical and electric energy industries, the banking sector and telecommunications of these countries. Due to their role in GDP the effects of EU accession and entry to the Single Market on these sectors have a key role in determining the costs and benefits of the accession for the whole economy.

The two day meeting had both plenary and panel sessions: in the former keynote speakers addressed the general effects of EU Accession, while in the latter the sector studies were discussed with experts, representatives of business and financial community.

The background studies of the conference are prepared by the ICEG European Center. They analyze the costs and benefits of accession in Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia on the level of individual sectors and also on the whole economy. The summary sector studies can be found by clicking at Studies.

The program and the presentations can be found under Program, the brief overview of the event under Proceedings, while the list of attendees under list of participants.