Boone, Laurence; Maurel, Mathilde - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1998
CEECs and the EU, or other reference countries, such as Germany, Greece, France and Portugal point towards a deeper … integration of the CEECs with Germany than with the EU. This reflects the old ties Germany had and still has with Eastern … countries and the likely key role Germany is going to play in the process of EU enlargement to Eastern Europe. …