How can the east European economies adapt themselves to the demanding economic structure of a new European union?

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First and foremost I have to define the term east European economies, which is not clear enough to be understood. "East European Countries" is the general term that refers to the geopolitical region encompassing the eastern most of the European continent. Its borders are defined more by culture than by geography. The term "Eastern European Countries? was coined during the "cold war". The countries in the east of Europe fell into the "Eastern bloc". They were also under soviet influence and control after the Second World War. These nations were separated from the western European countries by the Iron curtains. These countries had a communist regime imposed upon them by the Soviet Union and were made to sign the Warsaw pact in 1955. This agreement was dissolved in 1991. East Germany had signed this agreement but we do not consider the former German Democratic Republic as an eastern country because of the reunification in 1990. According to the United Unions statistics division, the countries that fall under "East European countries? are: Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Moldavia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia and Ukraine.

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[...] How can the east European economies adapt themselves to the demanding economic structure of a new European union? Summary Introduction East European countries and the European Union The former east European economy The emerging east European economy The case of Poland The case of Romania Conclusion Bibliography Introduction First and foremost I have to define the term of east European economies which is not clear to understand. “East European countries” are the general term that refers to the geopolitical region encompassing the eastern most of the European continent. [...]

[...] All corporations were nationalized with no compensation to the owners. Communists were elected in all Soviet Satellite countries often by electoral fraud. The two following example of Poland and Romania will enlighten us on the former east European economy. Communism is a socioeconomic structure which promotes the establishment of a classless and equalitarian society. Communism economies are based on the common ownership of means of production and property. K.Marx wrote in German ideology” in 1845 “each have according to their abilities, and received according their needs”. [...]

[...] The quality of their transport does not meet the current needs of their economy. Indeed, they need to invest more in their infrastructures to continue and increase their development. Almost Romania has met some difficulties to enter in the free market economy, this country reach to develop its economy and their role is promised to growth during the next years. Romania is not a member of OECD (organization for economic co- operation and development). Romania's currency has hard fluctuation against euro. Conclusion Eastern European economies have suffered a lot of communism. [...]

[...] The case of Poland Poland, Hungary and Slovenia have adapted themselves to the free market economy reasonably quickly. The republic of Poland is a state in central Europe which is boarded by Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania. Poland is also boarded by the Baltic Sea. As we can see, this country is a very strategic point between Eastern Europe and Western Europe. The polish area is 312,679 spare kilometers. Poland is ranked as the ninth biggest area in Europe. [...]

[...] Eastern European countries and the European Union Some of these east European countries integrated the European Union. Two enlargements allowed their integrations. The first joined on 1 May 2004 Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia. According to the United Nations statistics division, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are considered as northern European countries. It was the largest integration in term of people and area. It was also the smallest in term of gross domestic product (GDP). Thus they were some strong inequalities between themselves and of course these inequalities were stronger between them and the west European countries which were already included long time ago in the European Union. [...]