In their Europe Agreements with the EU, the Central and Eastern European countries stated their intention of joining … the Union. To ease the process of accession these countries must adjust their economies already prior to becoming an EU … better understanding of the competitiveness of agricultural products at domestic and EU markets is essential for providing …

Central European Associates (CEAs), and the European Union (EU) have failed with respect to agriculture. In the first part of … the paper the development and importance of agricultural trade in the CEAs is described. It is shown that the EU is the … for agricultural and food products between these countries and the EU has changed in favor of the latter; this is contrary …