This important new book looks dispassionately at the overall enlargement process and at each individual accession state and provides a clear assessment of the opportunities and difficulties presented to these countries and their business partners by their joining the EU. It is written in a clear, accessible and practical style, for an audience of entrepreneurs, corporate executives and professional investors. INDICE List of Contributors Part One: An Overview 1.1 The Political Landscape Jonathan Reuvid 1.2 The Economic Impact Jonathan Reuvid Part Two: Country Studies 2.1 Cyprus 2.1.1 The Road to EU Membership Dr James Ker-Lindsay, Executive Director, Civilitas Research 2.1.2 The Investment Climate Panikos Tsiailis, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Cyprus 2.1.3 Tax and Accounting Pieris M. Markou, Tax Partner, Deloitte & Touche, Cyprus 2.1.4 The Banking and Financial Sector Sofronis Eteocleous, Manager, Economic Research & Planning, Laiki Group 2.2 The Czech Republic 2.2.1 The Road to EU Membership Bank Austria Creditanstalt and Jonathan Reuvid 2.2.2 The Investment Climate CzechInvest 2.2.3 Tax and Accounting Deloitte & Touche, Central Europe 2.2.4 The Banking and Financial Sector Kevin R. Smith, AWS Structured Finance Ltd 2.3 Estonia 2.3.1 The Road to EU Membership Urmas Varblane, University of Tartu 2.3.2 The Investment Climate Douglas Clark, Director, Tenon Techlocate 2.3.3 Tax and Accounting and the Banking System Deloitte & Touche 2.3.4 The Banking and Financial Sector Bank of Estonia 2.4 Hungary 2.4.1 The Road to EU Membership Bank Austria Creditanstalt and Jonathan Reuvid 2.4.1 The Investment Climate Ormai és Társai CMS Cameron McKenna (CMS Budapest) 2.4.2 Tax and Accounting Deloitte & Touche, Central Europe 2.4.4 The Banking and Financial Sector Kevin R. Smith, AWS Structured Finance Ltd 2.5 Latvia 2.5.1 The Road to EU Membership Alf Vanags, Baltic International Centre for Economic Policy Studies (BICEPS) 2.5.2 The Investment Climate Sanda Putnina and Lars N. Grava, Sy